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

This worksheet asks you to match the numbered regions on the map of the Southeastern United States with the correct state names listed below.

Let’s identify each numbered region by its geographic location and shape:

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1. This is the westernmost state shown, bordering Mississippi and Tennessee.
→ Arkansas

2. Located south of Arkansas, with a distinctive boot-like shape (Mississippi River delta).
→ Louisiana

3. The large state in the upper left, north of Alabama and Mississippi.
→ Kentucky

4. The long, narrow state directly east of Kentucky and north of Alabama.
→ Tennessee

5. South of Tennessee and west of Georgia — shaped like a rectangle with a curved eastern edge.
→ Alabama

6. East of Alabama, sharing a border with Mississippi and Tennessee.
→ Mississippi

7. In the upper right, north of West Virginia and Virginia — has a distinct “panhandle” shape.
→ West Virginia

8. Directly east of West Virginia, along the Atlantic coast.
→ Virginia

9. South of Virginia, stretching along the coast.
→ North Carolina

10. South of North Carolina, with a coastal plain and a distinctive southern tip.
→ South Carolina

11. South of North Carolina and east of Georgia — large state covering much of the southeast interior.
→ Georgia

12. The peninsula at the bottom of the map, extending into the Gulf and Atlantic.
→ Florida

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✔ Final Answer:

- 1. Arkansas
- 2. Louisiana
- 3. Kentucky
- 4. Tennessee
- 5. Alabama
- 6. Mississippi
- 7. West Virginia
- 8. Virginia
- 9. North Carolina
- 10. South Carolina
- 11. Georgia
- 12. Florida

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📌 Note: While some might debate whether *Kentucky* or *West Virginia* are always included in the "Southeast," this worksheet includes them, so we follow the map provided.

You would write these state names next to their corresponding numbers in the boxes on the worksheet.