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Geography and its Impact on settlement

Geography and its Impact on settlement. How the geographic characteristics of a place affect the economics and culture. Terms to know:. What is Relative Location?. Relative location may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as “next to,” “near,” or “bordering.”.

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Geography and its Impact on settlement

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  1. Geography and its Impact on settlement How the geographic characteristics of a place affect the economics and culture

  2. Terms to know:

  3. What is Relative Location? Relative locationmay be described using terms that show connections between two places such as “next to,” “near,” or “bordering.”

  4. What is the Fall Line and which two regions does it divide? Fall Line: The natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont Regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

  5. What kind of land does the Coastal Plain have and where is it located? The Coastal Plainregion is flat land located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. It includes the Eastern Shore and it is located east of the Fall Line.

  6. What kind of land is the Piedmont Region and where is it located? The Piedmont region is rolling hills and is located west of the Fall Line.

  7. How does the geography of a place affect commerce and industry?

  8. products and industries of the Coastal Plain? Products: seafood and peanuts Industries: Shipbuilding, tourism, and military bases

  9. products and industries of the Piedmont region? Products: Tobacco products, information technology Industries: Federal and state government, farming, and horse industry

  10. Products and industry of the Appalachian Plateau? Products: Coal Industries: Coal mining

  11. How did geography affect settlers in the South West? Write down some of the things you think effected Western Expansion settlement

  12. GOLD? The desire for wealth drove people West and to settle Mining Communities

  13. Climate Large pastures and an abundance of land made for enticing settlements

  14. Arizona Arizona Arizona has “5-C’s”

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