Transcript NC regions
Regions of NC Mountain Region • Location: Between Piedmont and Tennessee • Characteristics: Mountains, Smoky Mountains (Western by Tennessee), Blue Ridge (Eastern), Mount Mitchell= highest summit in Eastern NC, Black Mountains= most important • Soil Type: Rocky, natural resources= minerals, stones • Economy: Tourism, mining, apples, Christmas trees • Major Cities: Asheville, Boone • Universities: UNC-Asheville, WCU Mountain Region Cont. • Historical Sites: Biltmore Estate( largest privately owned home in NC), Blue Ridge Parkway, Cherokee Reservations • Facts: Takes up about 10% of the state, home to Cherokee Indians, least populated • Eastern Continental Divide: Imaginary line that determines flow of water East of divide it flows into Atlantic Ocean, West it flows into Gulf of Mexico Mountain Region Piedmont Region • Location: Between Mountain region and Fall Line (Inner Coastal Plain) • Characteristics: “Piedmont”= foothill of the mountains, rolling hills, swift streams, hardwood forests, lumber and livestock=natural resources • Economy: manufacturing (textiles), furniture, tobacco (RJR), banking (triangle park) Big 3 • Cities: Charlotte, Winston Salem, Raleigh, Greensboro Piedmont Region Cont. • Universities: NC State, UNC, Duke, UNCC, Wake Forest • Soil Type: Rich, red clay (bricks) • Historical Sites: State museums (Raleigh), Old Salem, NC Zoo • Fall Line: “drop off” point between Piedmont and ICP waterfalls, difference in rocks and soil • Facts: 45% of state, most urban and populated, GREAT WAGON ROAD (the path to the Carolinasas supply of land grows short, move South. Moravians Salem, Bethabra Piedmont Region Inner Coastal Plain • Location: Between Fall Line (Piedmont) and Tidewater • Characteristics: Sandhills • Economy: Tobacco, textiles, paper, agriculture, cotton, soybeans, peanuts • Cities: Greenville, Fayetteville, Rocky Mount • Universities: ECU, UNC-Pembroke • Soil Type: Sand rich • Historical Sites: Golf Hall of Fame • Facts: About the size of piedmont, NC military bases Inner Coastal Plain Tidewater • Location: Between Inner Coastal Plain and Atlantic Ocean • 20-30 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean • Characteristics: Salt marshes, swamps, Outer Banks, sound, BEACH, all natural lakes • Economy: Tourism, fishing (large scale), recreation, • Cities: Wilmington, Morehead City, New Bern Tidewater Cont. • Universities: UNCW (the best), Elizabeth City State University • Soil Type: Sandy • Historical Sites: USS NC battleship, Fort Fisher • Facts: 30 ft above sea level, Barrier Islands= islands that protect mainland Outer Banks, 1st explored and colonized, 2nd largest populated, mildest climate Tidewater Effects of Geography • Piedmont’s rivers (Catawba, Yadkin, Pee-Dee) flow southeast which discouraged settlers from moving west into the interior • Due to Piedmont’s clay and drier climate farms were smaller, but streams and rivers helped build major industries • Cities develop where industries are • Heavily forested mountains were last to be settled by Europeans = least populated • Early growth of coastal cities lack of natural harbors, winds shifted barrier islands, shallow