Do Now 12/16

Do Now 12/16Directions: Write where you have lived before, or Charlotte in the center circle. Then, for each

spoke coming from “Geography,” “Transportation,” “Economy,” and “Society,” write a phrase orsentence that describes that aspect of where you have lived. Draw a simple sketch to illustrate

each phrase or sentence.

Explain how geography affects the economy, transportation, and society of where you are from.

Do Now 12/16

Explain how geography affects their community’s economy, transportation, and society.

Geographic Features

Definition Characteristics/Illustration

Examples Non-Examples

Economic

Features

Definition Characteristics/Illustration

Examples Non-Examples

North and South: Geography

North and South: Geography

North• Climate: Four distinct

seasons• Coasts: Jagged and rocky,

rocky soil• Thick forests in New

England states• Wide plains with rich soil in

middle states

South• Climate: Mild winters; hot,

humid summers• Coast: swamps and marshes• Rolling hills, sweeping

mountains• Broad, flat rivers

North and South: Geography

North and South: Economy

North• Economy based on

manufacturing• Steam-powered machinery• Unskilled laborers worked in

factories• Lost of machines and

technology in place of workers

South• Economy based on

agriculture• Lots of small farms• Plantations (big farms) used

slaves to raise cash crops, especially cotton

• Little factories

North and South: Economy

North and South: Transportation

North• National Roads• Steamboats• Lots of ships• Erie Canal • 20,000 miles of railroads

South• Steam-powered riverboats• Cotton was shipped down

rivers• Mississippi River was the

mightiest Southern river• 10,000 miles of railroads

North and South: Transportation

North and South: Society

North• Growing numbers lived in

cities• African Americans were

free, but NOT equal• Immigrants from Ireland,

Germany

South• Richer planters lived in large

mansions on their plantations• White, small farm-owners

owned land• Free African Americans

worked as craftspeople, servants, and laborers

• Mainly enslaved African Americans

North and South: Society

North and South Geography Challenge1. What were the three most populous states in 1860? Were they northern or southern states?2. Which section, North or South, had the larger population? Why? 3. Which section, North or South, had enslaved African Americans? Why?4. Which section, North or South, had more iron ore deposits? How did this affect the development of the economy of that section?5. Which section, North or South, was more agricultural? Why?6. How many principle manufacturing cities did the North have? How many did the South have? What factors might explain this difference?7. Which section, North or South, had a more extensive railroad network?8. Notice how the railroad lines in the North connect to one another more than those in the South. How might this difference affect the growth of trade and industry in the two sections?9. What were the main crops grown in the South? What were the main crops grown in the North?10. What was the main difference between the types of crops grown in the North and those grown in the South?