This document provides information about the social, cultural, and geographic differences between the North and South in the 1800s leading up to the Civil War. It notes that the North had a colder climate and focused on industry and manufacturing in cities, while the South had a warmer climate and relied on plantation agriculture and slavery. The North was more urban with factories and abolitionist movements, while the South was more rural with plantations that required large numbers of slaves to work the land.