Transcript Coastal Plain

North Carolina Regions
Ashley Jarvis
Quonte Moore
Carolyna Padilla
Coastal Plains
Ashley Jarvis
Definitions

Flat area of land
 Has sand hills
 Is near the coast
 Has swamps
 Has rich soil
Animals that live in the coastal
plains

Black Bears
 Otters
 Bob Cats
 Different kinds of
Birds
Coastal plains
The Coastal Plain forms the eastern edge of
North Carolina ,making up about 45 percent
of the states total land area.The coastal
plains has swamps and lakes.A swamp is
trees and shrubs. This is in the Inner Coastal
Plain.Then there is marshes.Marshes is tall
grasses.
Sand hills

In the coastal plains
 Hills made of sand
 In the Inner Coastal Plains
Piedmont
Quonte Moore
Definitions

Rolling hills
 Foot of the mountain
 Largest population of all regions
What is in piedmont

7 out of 10 largest
cites are in the
piedmont.
 The piedmont used to
be made up of
mountains,but over
time water eroded the
mountains into hills.
Basic facts about the
Piedmont

The piedmont region
has many
dairy,beef,and
poultry,farms
Mountains in the piedmont, and
their attractions

Pilot mountain
 Brushy mountain
 Gemstones
 granite
NC’s Mountain Region
By: Carolyna Padilla
Where Is The Mountain
Region

The mountain region
is in the west part of
NC
 Is not near the water
 It is next to the
Piedmont
What Is The Climate There?

In the day times averaging is in the low 40’s
and upper 30’s. Snowfall in the mountains
is usually 14-20 inches (36-51cm.) per year,
but greater in the higher elevations.One
time in the blizzard of1993, more than 50in.
(130cm.) of snow fell on Mount Mitchell
over a period of days.
How Big Is The Mountain
Region

The mountain region takes up to 11,000
square miles. It is roughly the size of
Massachusetts.
Attractions

John D. Rockefeller Jr. gave $5 million
dollars to create the Great Smokey National
park.
 People hike there and ski and have tours
 About 10 million people visit the park every
year
Cool Facts About The
Mountain Region

The Great Smokey
National Park is in NC
and part of it in
Tennessee.
What This Person Had To Say
About The Great Smokey
National Park

Senator Harry F. Byrd said “this road will
be the greatest scenic road in the world and
will attract millions of tourist.”
Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather mountain
is home to the nation’s
highest swinging
bridge (1-mile high)