GeographyThe geography of the New England area was shaped by glaciers and thick sheets of ice that cut through the mountains during the ice age. These glaciers pushed the rich soil to the south, and left rocky soil and big boulders behind. These glaciers also caused the rocky coastlines on the Atlantic, harbors, coastal lowlands, and highlands, and many mountains. Some of the most popular mountain rages in the new are the appellation mountains and the sleepy giant. Since all the good soil was taken away, farming conditions were horrible and therefore it was harder to farm things like wheat. Therefore the people had to grow native things. Another thing that made farming hard was because the land was full of woods. But because of this woodland and the sea the pilgrims were able to survive off of mostly selling wood and things made of wood to other countries.
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