Appalachia
Appalachia and the Ozarks
Extent, topography
Demographics
1. Early App. settlement
a.small farms, isolation
2.Southern App. Culture
a.poverty
b.religion
c.politics
d.community and family
e.similarity to Ozarks
Economics
1.Agriculture
2.Coal/petroleum
a.1977 Surface Mining Reclamation Act
3.Tourism, retirement
Regional Development programs
1.TVA
2.1965 App. Redevelopment Act
3.Arkansas River Navigation System