1. 13 Colonies – Geography is Everything!
Growing Seasons…
Elevation/Terrain
Latitude + Altitude
affect overall climate
Coastal Plain
Tidewater
Piedmont
Uplands
Mountains

2. Note Elevations…

3. Making a Living is 100% Dictated by Geography
Ex. New England
Terrain is mountainous /hilly
Fast moving rivers
Poor rocky soil
short growing seasons- shortest
People live by…
Small subsistence farms
Fishing
Whaling
Timber
Furs
Shipping
Mining – Iron/other

4. Middle Colonies…Breadbasket or Mixture Colonies
Terrain – low mountains +hills
Rivers flow mildly quickly or slowly
Poor soil in mountains –
Soils improves – less hills
Growing Seasons - 5 months?
Make a living by…
Mix of cash crops
Mining – iron/other
Small – mid-sized farms
furs
Bread grains
Fishing/timber/shipping
Crafts/furniture/

5. Southern Colonies
Terrain – least mountainous/hilly which makes for slow winding rivers –irrigation
Good soil overall
Longest growing seasons
Make a living by farming…
Large plantations
Small farms in mountains
Tobacco/rice/indigo
Some iron - not much
Timber
Naval supplies
Cattle/grain/cotton

6. How did trade occur?
Triangle Trade Route – Not Really and more complicated!!!