Why did american colonists in new england live and work differently from american colonists in the south?

a. more gold and other precious minerals were found in the north than in the south.

b. the nationalities of the people in the two regions led to divergent cultures and ways of living.

c. colonists in the south were generally better educated than those in the north.

d. the contrast in the geography of the two regions encouraged variations in lifestyles.

D. The contrast in the geography of the two regions encouraged variations in lifestyles.

Explanation:

The south had more warmer and drier climate, which promoted the planting of crops, especially cash crops like tobacco and later cotton. The north, on the other hand, had a colder and wetter climate, which promoted more of fisheries, and planting of grains, which needed a cooler and more wetter environment.

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it refers to race, i am pretty sure this was a popular term in nazi germany or something.

the answer is b.india