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| This region is relatively flat with a very slight upslope extending northward away from the Gulf of Mexico |
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| Some loess deposits are 90 feet deep in this region |
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| Narrow and poorly drained, this region is not very good for agriculture |
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| Raltively flat, this region's soil is good for agriculture |
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| Streams often overflow their banks here, and artificial levees have been built on top of natural levees |
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| This region is important for the longleaf, slash, shortleaf, and loblolly pine trees |
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| This is the most extensive and productive agricultural area in the state |
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| The limestone and clay of this region help to support a cement industry |
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| This region is the flood plain of the mississippi and Yazoo Rivers |
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| Formerly an important cotton growing area with numerous cotton plntations, this are today has cattle, coybeams, and hay |
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| The catfish industry is prominent in this region |
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| This ridge divides the Tennessee tombigbee river basins to the east and the Mississippi River basin to the west |
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| With an average elecvation of 650 feet, this region is one of the more rugged parts of the state |
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