GEOG 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Gulf Stream, Sea Islands, Estuary
23 Feb 2017
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Gulf stream brings warm water, ows up the coast of orida, north carolina, georgia etc. the gulf stream begins to move out to sea. The tobacco lands- estuaries (creeks) and peninsulas (necks) Cotton belt- sea islands small islands extending generally parallel to the opposing shoe of the continent. low and sandy- no great estuaries or deep creeks but we do have sea islands: subtropical staple crops. Staple crops- longer period to mature. staple wares are goods purchased in or produced for a market (stapol) Divided tobacco land to the north, cotton land to the south. Big house on hilltop, warehouse on the coast, then the ship on the estuarie!, and other quarters on the plantation. Becuase of this convenience, gentlemn and planters loved to build near the water thus neither the interest nor the inclinations of the virginians . To this day they have not nay one place of cohabitation among them.
