4th Grade Social Studies - Southeast Region States - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a map of the Southeastern United States with 12 numbered states. Below the map, we have a list of state capitals. Our job is to match each capital to the correct number on the map — that is, write the number of the state whose capital is listed.

First, let’s recall which state each capital belongs to:

- Atlanta → Georgia
- Baton Rouge → Louisiana
- Charleston → West Virginia (but wait — in the Southeast context, it might be South Carolina? Let’s double-check. Actually, Charleston is the capital of West Virginia, but West Virginia is not typically considered part of the “Southeast” for this kind of worksheet. Hmm… actually, looking at the map shape, #6 looks like Virginia, and #4 looks like West Virginia? But let’s think again.)

Wait — let’s look at the map shapes carefully (even though we’re not describing the image, we can use our knowledge of U.S. geography):

Let’s identify each numbered state based on its location and shape:

3. → Florida (peninsula) → Capital: Tallahassee
8. → Georgia → Capital: Atlanta
7. → Alabama → Capital: Montgomery
10. → Mississippi → Capital: Jackson
11. → Louisiana → Capital: Baton Rouge
5. → Arkansas → Capital: Little Rock
2. → Tennessee → Capital: Nashville
9. → Kentucky → Capital: Frankfort
12. → West Virginia → Capital: Charleston
4. → Virginia? Wait no — 4 is above 6. Actually, 6 is North Carolina, 4 is Virginia? No — let’s reorient.

Actually, standard Southeast maps usually include:

From west to east, bottom to top:

Bottom row:
- 11: Louisiana
- 10: Mississippi
- 7: Alabama
- 8: Georgia
- 3: Florida

Middle row:
- 5: Arkansas
- 2: Tennessee
- 1: South Carolina? Or is 1 Georgia? Wait no — 8 is Georgia.

Wait — let’s assign properly using known geography:

State #3 is clearly Florida → capital = Tallahassee
State #8 is Georgia → capital = Atlanta
State #7 is Alabama → capital = Montgomery
State #10 is Mississippi → capital = Jackson
State #11 is Louisiana → capital = Baton Rouge
State #5 is Arkansas → capital = Little Rock
State #2 is Tennessee → capital = Nashville
State #9 is Kentucky → capital = Frankfort
State #12 is West Virginia → capital = Charleston
State #4 is Virginia → capital = Richmond
State #6 is North Carolina → capital = Raleigh
State #1 is South Carolina → capital = Columbia

Yes! That makes sense.

Now let’s match each capital to its state number:

- Atlanta → Georgia → #8
- Baton Rouge → Louisiana → #11
- Charleston → West Virginia → #12
- Columbia → South Carolina → #1
- Frankfort → Kentucky → #9
- Jackson → Mississippi → #10
- Little Rock → Arkansas → #5
- Montgomery → Alabama → #7
- Nashville → Tennessee → #2
- Raleigh → North Carolina → #6
- Richmond → Virginia → #4
- Tallahassee → Florida → #3

So now, for each capital listed, we write the corresponding state number.

Final Answer:

Atlanta → 8
Baton Rouge → 11
Charleston → 12
Columbia → 1
Frankfort → 9
Jackson → 10
Little Rock → 5
Montgomery → 7
Nashville → 2
Raleigh → 6
Richmond → 4
Tallahassee → 3