pandaoksmallwoouu548 pandaoksmallwoouu548 02-09-2017 History contestada 15 POINTS!! Geography influenced the economy in the Southern colonies seen in Question 1 options: region’s rich soil and long growing season, fostered the development of strong agricultural producing colonies. Bad soils and rocky hills made colonists buy most of their crops. Short growing season produced little crops harbors allowed them to focus primarily on trade