13 Original Colonies Picture Glossary

Climate, Geography, Economy

Word Definition Picture Cue Colony A colony is a country or area under the full or partial control of another country that is usually far away. The American Colonies are American the 13 British colonies Colonies that joined together and became a new nation called the United States of America.

Climate is weather changes over a long period climate of time.

Geography is the study of people and places, earth structures, and landforms, such as mountains, rivers and

deserts. geography

Economy is a system of making and trading things economy of value.

The forest is a large area that has many trees and forest other plants.

The ocean is the whole body of salt water that ocean covers almost three out of four parts of the surface of the earth.

The border is the line border that separates one country or state from another.

Shipbuilding is the construction or building of shipbuilding ships and other floating vessels.

Whaling is the practice of hunting whales for their whaling oil, meat, or whalebone.

Fishing is the activity of catching fish for food or fishing sport.

A farm is a place where a farm farmer grows crops or raises livestock.

Fertile soil is dirt that is fertile healthy and can grow a lot soil of vegetation or crops.

Crops are plants that are crops grown for food, especially a fruit, grain, or vegetable.

A cash crop is a crop that cash crop is grown to sell for profit or cash.

A subsistence crop is a subsistence crop that is grown to feed farm the farmer, their family, and animals on the farm.

Wheat is a grass that is wheat crop grown for the seed. It is a cereal grain that is a cash crop.

Corn, also known as maize, corn crop is a cereal grain. It is a cash crop.

Tobacco is any product tobacco crop prepared from the cured leaves of the tobacco plant. It is a cash crop.

Cotton is a soft fluffy cotton crop fiber that is spun into yarn or thread to make fabric. It is a cash crop.

Mining is the process of digging things out of the mining ground. Any material that cannot be grown, must be mined.

A plantation is a large estate or farm that grows plantation crops to sell.

Export is the business of export sending goods or services to another country in order to sell them there.