| A | B |
|---|
| climate of Southern Colonies | warm, humid, rainy summer, very mild winter |
| climate of the Middle Colonies | humid summer, mild to snowy winters |
| climate of New England Colonies | mild, short summer, long, cold winters |
| physical features of Middle Colonies | mountains, plains, rivers, and fertile soil |
| physical features of the New England Colonies | Mountains, forest, rivers, rocky coastlinesand poor soil |
| physical features of the Southern Colonies | Forests, grasslands, coastal plains, rivers, and rich soil |
| raw materials of New England | fish, whales, and timber |
| New England's major industry | shipbuilding |
| Middle Colonies major industry | ports for loading and unloading ships |
| resources that are found throughout the colonies | lumber and furs |
| food products grown throughout the colonies | grain like corn and livestock |
| major cash crops grown in the south | tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton |
| region that relied most heavily on slave labor | Southern Colonies |
| region with the fewest slaves | New England Colonies |
| subsistance farms | small, growing only enough to feed the family |
| plantations | very large farms used for growing cash crops |
| cash crops | industrial plant products grown for profit, not as food |
| cotton | plant grown for clothing fibers |
| indigo | plant grown as a blue dye |
| living natural resources | plants and animals that help feed, clothe and shelter humans |
| nonliving natural resources | rocks, minerals, water, and soil |
| raw materials | substances used to make products |
| economic activities | production, distribution and consumption of goods |
| import | bring materials into a country or colony for sale |
| export | sell or move materials outside a country or colony |
| trade | exchange of goods or goods for money |
| money | a means of exchange |
| production | making or growing products to exchange |
| distribution | to move materials or products to places for sale or trade |
| consumption | to purchase or use products |
