Transcript North Carolina & the U.S. Geography

•AKA: How does Geography affect
history?
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North Carolina has 3 different geographic
regions.
The mountain(s) region covers 12% of the
state.
The Piedmont region covers 44%.
The Coastal Plain covers the remaining 44%.
The Coastal Plain is divided into 2 areas: The
Tidewater and the Inner Coastal Plain.
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The fall line separates the piedmont from the
Coastal plain.
It runs from Richmond County to Halifax
County.
This “imaginary” line marks where the sandy
soil of the Coastal plain meets the more rocky
soil of the Piedmont.
It marks places on NC rivers where “falls” are
first found.
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This area extends 20 to 30 miles inland from
the Atlantic Ocean.
Even Jacksonville is in the Coastal Plain, it is
considered part of the Tidewater as well.
Other cities along the area include: Elizabeth
City, New Bern, Bath, Washington,
Wilmington, and Southport.
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This area stretches from the Tidewater to the
“Fall Line”.
This area is the main agriculture region.
Today the area holds some of the best golf
courses in North Carolina.
This area is home to many colleges and
universities.
3 of them are East Carolina, UNC-Pembroke,
and Fayetteville State.
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The Outer banks are the barrier islands along
our coast.
The capes are the parts of the islands that
extend into the ocean.
They are Cape Fear, Cape Lookout, and Cape
Hatteras.
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This region stretches from the “Fall line” to
the Blue Ridge Mountains.
It contains most of our more “urban” cities
like: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro,
Winston-Salem, Durham, and High Point.
Once an manufacturing and tobacco center,
the area has diversified to include banking,
research, and technology as its economic
backbone.
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This area is still largely rural but the region
boasts a healthy tourist industry.
Its elevation extends from 1500 to 6,684 feet
above sea level.
The Cherokee Indian Reservation now has a
large casino and entertainment center.
Asheville is the largest city and cultivates a
growing arts and music industry.
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Imagine you are a settler and you land at the
coast but do not have the equipment to
venture far from your ship.
How will you make use of your environment
and geography to survive?
If successful, how would your descendents
likely make their living?
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How would this change if you traveled into
the Coastal Plain?
Now consider the Piedmont.
Now consider the Mountain.
How might this change or alter your culture?