Lesson 5.1 Geography of the Colonies

Vocabulary Matching Match each term to its definition. growing season the time of year when it I warm enough to grown plants tidewater coastal area of the south with rivers that rise and fall with the tides fall line the line where rivers from higher land flow to lower land and often form waterfalls backcountry the land behind the area where most colonists settled The thirteen colonies were located along which ocean? Atlantic Pacific Indian Southern Which mountains border the thirteen colonies to the west? Appalachian Rocky Alps Cascades Sort the colonies to the correct category. New England Colonies Connecticut New Hampshire Maine Rhode Island Massachusetts Middle Colonies New Jersey Delaware New York Pennsylvania Southern Colonies Georgia Virginia South Carolina North Carolina Maryland Geography of the Colonies Use your textbook to complete the table. 13 Colonies Land Climate and Growing Season Natural Resources New England Middle Colonies Southern Colonies