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Geography and its Geography and its Impact on settlementImpact on settlement
How the geographic characteristics of How the geographic characteristics of a place affect the economics and a place affect the economics and
culture culture
Terms to Terms to know:know:
What is Relative What is Relative Location?Location?
Relative locationRelative location may be described may be described using terms that show connections using terms that show connections between two places such as “next between two places such as “next
to,” “near,” or “bordering.”to,” “near,” or “bordering.”
What is the Fall Line and which What is the Fall Line and which two regions does it divide?two regions does it divide?
Fall LineFall Line: : The The natural bordernatural border between between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and
Piedmont Regions, where waterfalls Piedmont Regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.prevent further travel on the river.
What kind of land does the Coastal What kind of land does the Coastal Plain have and where is it located?Plain have and where is it located?
The The Coastal PlainCoastal Plain region is flat land region is flat land located near the Atlantic Ocean located near the Atlantic Ocean
and the Chesapeake Bay. It and the Chesapeake Bay. It includes the Eastern Shore and it includes the Eastern Shore and it
is located is located easteast of the Fall Line. of the Fall Line.
What kind of land is the Piedmont What kind of land is the Piedmont Region and where is it located?Region and where is it located?
The The PiedmontPiedmont region is region is rolling hills and is located rolling hills and is located
westwest of the Fall Line. of the Fall Line.
How does the How does the geography of a place geography of a place affect commerce and affect commerce and
industry?industry?
products and industries of products and industries of the Coastal Plain?the Coastal Plain?
Products: Products: seafood and peanutsseafood and peanuts Industries: Industries: Shipbuilding, Shipbuilding,
tourism, and military basestourism, and military bases
products and industries of products and industries of the Piedmont region?the Piedmont region?
ProductsProducts: : Tobacco products, Tobacco products, information technology information technology
IndustriesIndustries: : Federal and state Federal and state government, farming, and horse government, farming, and horse industryindustry
Products and industry of Products and industry of the Appalachian Plateau?the Appalachian Plateau?
ProductsProducts: : CoalCoal
IndustriesIndustries: : Coal miningCoal mining
How did geography How did geography affect settlers in the affect settlers in the
South West? South West?
Write down some of the things you think effected Western Expansion
settlement
GOLD?GOLD?
The desire for wealth drove people West The desire for wealth drove people West and to settle Mining Communitiesand to settle Mining Communities
ClimateClimate
Large pastures and an abundance of Large pastures and an abundance of land made for enticing settlementsland made for enticing settlements
Arizona Arizona
Arizona has “5-C’s”Arizona has “5-C’s”
ArizonaArizona