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?
