Coastal Plains largest region

First region to be settled by Europeans. Why was it the first?

Dark rich farming soil ideal for agriculture

Great Dismal Swamp

Fort Bragg - Fayetteville

2 sub-regions Inner Coastal Plains Tidewater

Tidewater - contains the beaches, ports, Outer Banks, sounds, and capes

Graveyard of the Atlantic – nickname for the coast of NC due to the number of sunken ships as a result of the shallow and shifting coastline, pirates, wars, and weather

Major Port Cities Wilmington and Morehead City

A cape is a piece of land jutting into a body of water Cape Hatteras Cape Lookout Cape Fear

Piedmont What can you tell about the Piedmont by looking at the map below?

most populated, most urbanized, most industrialized Which do you think comes first? People? Cities? Or Jobs?

Piedmont Crescent – the most densely populated part of the state formed around the arc of the first railroad system in NC

Research Triangle – International center of technology and scientific research: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill What else do you find in that area?

Research Triangle Park Raleigh – NC State Durham – Duke, NC Central Chapel Hill - UNC

rolling hills, hardwood forests, red clay, mineral deposits, and swift flowing streams

Fall Line eastern border of the piedmont where the elevation falls

Foothills western border of the piedmont where the mountains begin