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