SS CHPT 18 Review

shortest growing season

• New England

• Southern

• Mid Atlantic

coldest climate

• New England

• Southern

• Mid Atlantic

longest growing season

• New England

• Southern

• Mid Atlantic

warmest climate

• New England

• Southern

• Mid Atlantic

fewest deep water harbors

• New England

• Southern

• Mid Atlantic

What is being described: land is flat with small rolling hills, fertile soil in tidewater region, and many wide rivers and bays.

• Geographic Characteristics of the Southern Colonies

• Geographic Characteristics of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Geographic Characteristics of the New England Colonies

What is being described: sandy/rocky soil, land is mountains and hills, and dense forests.

• Geographic Characteristics of the Southern Colonies

• Geographic Characteristics of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Geographic Characteristics of the New England Colonies

What is being described: rich fertile soil, many deep rivers and harbors, and land is gently rolling hills.

• Geographic Characteristics of the Southern Colonies

• Geographic Characteristics of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Geographic Characteristics of the New England Colonies

What was the impact of physical geography on farming in the New England colonies?

• Many people farmed to grow cash crops to sell to England and other colonies for a profit.

• Most farms were large plantations.

• Most farms were small individual plots.

• Farming was so successful that some crops were used in place of money.

What was the impact of physical geography on farming in the New England colonies?

• Many people farmed to grow cash crops to sell to England and other colonies for a profit.

• Most farms were large plantations.

• People farmed to feed their family, but most did not grow excess crops to sell for a profit.

• Farming was so successful that some crops were used in place of money.