3 REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA 1 Coastal Plain Tidewater Inner Coastal Plain 2 Piedmont 3 Mountains COASTAL PLAIN TIDEWATER and Inner coastal plain Outer Banks The Coastal Plain ID: 644592
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NORTH CAROLINAThe Tar Heel StateSlide2
3 REGIONS
OF
NORTH CAROLINA
1. Coastal
PlainTidewaterInner Coastal Plain2.
Piedmont3. MountainsSlide3Slide4
COASTAL PLAINTIDEWATER and Inner coastal plain
Outer BanksSlide5
The Coastal Plain
location-
easternmost
region
size- largest region
along the
Atlantic
Coast
two parts
Tidewater
Inner Coastal
PlainSlide6
The Tidewater
section of the region nearest to the
Atlantic Coastcontains the barrier islands called the
Outer Banks (100 miles long/30-50 wide)Slide7
The Tidewater
separated from the mainland by sounds
Sounds-shallow bodies of brackish (salty and fresh) water
Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds are the largestInland edges are marshy and swamps
Great Dismal Swamp is in the Northeast part of the regionSlide8Slide9
Jockey’s Ridge
Jockey’s Ridge: largest sand dunes on east coast (114 feet in elevation)Slide10
higher and drier
flat land and the soil is good for farming
rivers connect to the coast (Roanoke, Tar, Neuse, Cape Fear)
Wilmingtonlargest city in the Coastal Plain
major port
Inner Coastal PlainSlide11
People and the Economyof the Coastal Plain
• originally settled by
Native Americans (Tuscarora and Algonquin)
• first Europeans settled in this regiono set up plantations that used slavery• major productso
tobacco, rice, and forest products (lumber and tar)Slide12
People and the Economyof the Coastal Plain
• rich
soil for farming and good rivers for transportation
• wealthiest area until after the Civil War when industrialization came to the PiedmontSlide13
The Coastal Plain Today• very rural (country)
• farming still a major way of life• cotton
, peanuts, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, tobacco, & soy beansSlide14
The Coastal Plain Today• large chicken,
turkey, and hog farms•
fish and shellfish along the coast
• many military basesSlide15
Tobacco Towns –towns whose life and culture were dominated by tobacco farming Slide16
PIEDMONT REGION
INNER
COASTAL PLAINSlide17
THE PIEDMONT
Fall
Line-
• 300 miles—goes from the
Fall Line
to the mountainsHilly
, rocky land
•
place where the Piedmont drops to the
Coastal
PlainSlide18
People and the Economyof the Piedmont
• original people where the
Catawba (Native Americans)• 1700’s Europeans arrived—lots from
Pennsylvania (Quakers)• because of the lack of roads and useable rivers most lived on small self-sufficient
farmsPoor soil Slide19
People and the Economyof the Piedmont
• had the most
people by 1800 and the capital was put here after the Revolutionary War• began to industrialize
after the Civil War• rivers supplied power (hydroelectric) and railroads solved transportation issue• textile, furniture, and tobacco factoriesSlide20
The Piedmont Today• most urbanized and
industrialized region• wealthiest
region• 10 largest cities• now also banking, trucking,
pharmaceuticals (medicine), biotechnology, and computer softwareSlide21
MOUNTAINSSlide22
THE MOUNTAINS
most
western
regionAppalachian Mountains
o Blue Ridge Mountainso Great Smokey MountainsMt
. Mitchell: highest peak in the eastern United States 6,684 feetSlide23
People and the Economyof the Mountains
• original people where the
Cherokee (Native Americans)• early 1700’s Europeans
began settling• difficult travel made for little population growthSlide24
People and the Economyof the Mountains
•
logging and tourism are major industries• Blue Ridge Parkway-road park that runs for 469 miles through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties Blue Ridge Mountains Slide25
The Mountains Today• least populated (sparsely) region
• Ashville is the largest city • tourism, Christmas
trees, apples, lumber, miningSlide26Slide27
North Carolina Climate• humid subtropical climate—warm hot summers and mild
winters• hurricanes and
tornados are natural disasters we face in N.C.Slide28
WEATHER AND CLIMATEweather-what it is like outside at a certain moment
climate-long-term weather conditionstemperate climate--are no extremes in temperature and precipitation (NC)
westerlies-winds from the west that bring warmer air in the winter and cooler air in the summerhumidity-a measure of the amount of moisture in the air
precipitation-rain, snow, sleet, hailtornado-a funnel-shaped storm with rotating winds hurricane-a tropical storm that brings high winds and heavy rainsSlide29Slide30