Transcript North Carolina - Ms. E. Johnson`s Class

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Homework
Brief overview
Starter
1. Copy your Homework
Vocab: Geography, border and ethnicity
2. In table Content: Page 2: Vocab Page
3: Vocab
Page 4:Intro to NC Close Page 5: Intro to
NC Notes
EQ:
How has GEOGRAPHY
impacted North Carolina?
North Carolina
 North Carolina is the FIRST of the 13 colonies
 It is known as the “Tar Heel State” and “First in
Flight”
 The Capital of North Carolina is Raleigh
Location
North Carolina’s Borders
are: Virginia to the north
Tennessee to the west
South Carolina to the
south
Georgia to the southwest,
and the
Atlantic Ocean to the
east.
Regions
There are 4 regions in NC.
The Tidewater Region (Outer Coastal
Plains) known for water, water, water
EVERYWHERE, borders the Atlantic
Ocean and the Coastal Plains
The Coastal Plains Region (Inner Coastal
Region) known for its fertile grassy FLAT
land, borders the Tidewater and Piedmont
Regions
The Piedmont Region known for the hilly,
rolling land and sandy soil borders the
Coastal Plain and the Mountain Region
The Mountain Region, some of largest
mountains in the eastern United States,
stretch from Piedmont Region to
Tennessee
NC
Economy
North Carolina
has a strong
economy in
farming tobacco
and poultry. It
also produces a
lot of textiles and
furniture.
North
Carolina
Climate
• Climate in North
Carolina varies
from the
mountains to
the ocean front.
 The mountains often act as a "shield",
blocking low temperatures and
storms from entering North Carolina.
 Most of the state has a humid
climate except in the higher in the
Appalachians which have a
subtropical highland climate.
 For most areas in the state, the
temperatures in July during the
daytime are around 90 °. In January
the average temperatures range
near 50 °.
 The EXTREME WEATHER NC
experiences is hurricanes and
tornadoes.
North
Carolina
Politics
• North Carolina is
politically divided
between the eastern
and the western parts of
the state.
• Eastern portion is
democratic western
portion is republican.
• Often called the “purple
state.”
Ethnicity
• North Carolina has
historically been a
rural state, with a
population mostly of
African American,
Native American and
White
• With economic
growth immigration
has fueled Latin
America, India, and
Southeast Asia.
 70% White American,
 21.3% African American,
 1.2% American Indian,
 6.5% are Hispanic or Latino (of any
race).
 The cities of Charlotte and Raleigh
have become major urban centers,
with large and diverse growing
populations.
NC
Symbols
State Bird
Red
Cardinal
State Flag
First in Flight
State Tree
State Flower
“Dogwood”
Closing:
 Interactive Notebook on your student side answer:
How has GEOGRAPHY impacted North
Carolina?
Starter
1. Copy Your HW
Turn in Eulogies
Notebook
ToC: (Page 6) Tidewater Region Close
(Page 7) Tidewater Region Notes
Copy todays EQ on pg 7.
EQ:
How has the geography of the Tidewater
REGION impacted North Carolina?
Who Knows
 What are the Borders on NC?
 What the regions of NC? Describe them
 What is the economy of NC?
 What is the political breakdown of NC?
 What can we learn about NC, by looking at the
ethnicity and race?
Landform
Region
Port
Tidewater
Region
 Borders: Atlantic
Ocean and Coastal
Plains (Inner Coastal
Plains)
 The Tidewater is
known for its
landform of WATER,
SWAMPS and PORTS
Tidewater
Cities
Cities in the
Tidewater
region include:
Elizabeth City,
Edenton,
Washington,
New Bern,
Beaufort,
Wilmington, and
South Port.
Tidewater
Economy/Entertai
• Entertainment:
Survive off
nment
of Tourism (Beaches,
Restaurant, Hotels and
Vacation)
• Beaches
• Economy:
• Families made their way of
living through fishing or
fishing trade
• Known for growing rice
• Area known for producing
phosphates used to make
NC Problems:
Due to NC lack of
navigable ports it made it
impossible to set up a port
city and hard for NC to
take off as a colony.
Today NC ports are still unnavigable. Other than
Wilmington and Morehead
City. In order to help this
problem, NC has built
inland ports in Charlotte
and Greensboro.
 Location of the Tide water Region?
 How the Region looks?
What cities are there?
Why you should visit?
Why you should move?
 “How we are dealing with North Carolina’s
problems section:
NC Problems Fixed
Tidewater’s Navigable Ports:
Coastal Plains’ Textile Industry:
Piedmont’s Infrastructure:
Moving into the Mountains:
Close
How has the geography of the
Tidewater/(Inner Coastal Plains) REGION
impacted North Carolina?