USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Colonial America depended on the natural environment to meet basic needs of the people and the colony. The available natural resources provided (or in essence dictated) what each region’s unique specialty would be or become. Specialized economies quickly emerged as a result of human and environmental interaction.

Detailed explanation-2: -The colonies developed into three distinct regions: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. Each region developed a different economy and society. Cold winters, short growing season, and a rugged landscape. Temperate climate, longer growing season, landscape of fields and valleys.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. Refers to the economic system formulated by the British to draw upon the natural resources of the Indian Subcontinent. Learn more in: Exploring Landscapes in Regional Convergence: Environment and Sustainable Development in South Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Middle Colonies were the most ethnically and religiously diverse British colonies in North America with settlers from England, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and German states.