Vocabulary Chapter 1

loam - dark soil composed of sand, clay, and decaying plants.

geographic region - large area of land with a common set of features

climate - weather experienced by a region over a period of time

sunbelt - strip of warm weather states that runs across the southern United States

natural resource - any part of nature that people use in some way

piedmont - hilly region between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains

tidewater - low lying eastern part of NC's Coastal Plain

Coastal Plain - flat region in NC that stretches miles inland from the coast

Outer Banks - long chain of sand bars and barrier islands off the coast of NC

sandbank - large deposit of sand forming a mound, ridge or hillside

vicinity - surrounding area

Environment- includes all living and nonliving things that make up an area

topography - physical terrain

fall line - dividing line between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plains.

Primary Source- A firsthand account, like an interview is an example

4 Square Vocabulary