19.2 Lesson Review

19.2 Lesson Review

Northern States..Climate & Geography

Climate of Northern States

• Experienced 4 distinct climates (temperate)

• Winters = cold & snowy

• Summers = hot & humid

• Growing seasons short

Open Ended

How is this like where we live?

How is it different from where we live?

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements describe the climate of the northern states?

• They had 2 distinct seasons

• winters were cold and snowy

• summers were mild and dry

• growing seasons were short

Northern States Geography

• Soil = rocky/poor (right on the coast only)

Great Lakes soil very good.

Poll

Would the soil on the coact allow for farms to make lots of money?

• Totally

• Not All

• Maybe?

Northern States Geography

• Mountains Ranges = Appalachians...smaller/older than Rockies

• Water features = many harbors and bays

Open Ended

How could these feature affect northern states in a positive way?

Northern States Geography

• Rivers = fast and more narrow

Multiple Choice

True and False --

"The northern states may not have been able to make money from their crops, but their natural harbors allowed them to trade with other places."

• True

• False

Poll

Would you want to live in the northern states?

• Yes -- I'd pay to go

• No -- not for all the marbles in the world

• I could go either way