North Carolina “The Old North State”

Location The relative location of North Carolina is in the Southeastern United States

Location Bordered by: (north) Virginia (south) South Carolina and Georgia (west) Tennessee (east) Atlantic Ocean

The Four Geographical regions Piedmont Mountains Coastal Plain

Coastal Plain Region Inner Coastal Plain Tidewater Farther inland Tidewater -closest to the Atlantic Ocean

Tidewater region Outer Banks off the coast of North Carolina chain of islands off the coast of North Carolina

Nickname: Graveyard of the Atlantic Tidewater region Outer Banks 3 Capes Nickname: Graveyard of the Atlantic Cape Hatteras Cape Lookout Cape Fear

Tidewater Region Sounds Large bodies of water between the islands and the mainland of North Carolina Albemarle Sound Pamlico Sound

Tidewater Region Swampy, marshy and sandy soil Not good for farming Great Dismal Swamp- share with Virginia Green Swamp- southeastern NC

Inner Coastal Plain Center of Agriculture Fertile soil

Fall Line Fall Line An imaginary line that separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain At the Fall Line the rivers fall and level off as they enter the Coastal Plain where they slow down and become wider

Between the Coastal Plain Piedmont Between the Coastal Plain and the Mountains

Piedmont Center of manufacturing most populated region Triangle: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill Triad: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point Metro: Charlotte area

Mountains Oldest mountains in the world Mt. Mitchell: highest peak east of the Mississippi River

Mountains The Appalachian Mountains stretch from Maine down to Georgia

Mountains Great Smokeys Blue Ridge

Total Population 2000 census-----8,049,313 Ranked 11th in population in the US

Rivers of North Carolina Coastal Plain Piedmont Mountains All, except the Cape Fear, flow into sounds Slow moving All flow into South Carolina Flow into Tennessee and end up in the Ohio River Fast moving; waterfalls

Largest Cities 5. Winston-Salem 3.Greensboro 4. Durham 8. High Point 7. Cary 2. Raleigh 10. Asheville 1. Charlotte 6. Fayetteville 9. Wilmington

President Barack Obama Government National: Senators: Kay Hagan Richard Burr US representatives in Congress: 13 President Barack Obama State: Governor: Beverly Perdue Lt. Governor: Walter Dalton Governor Beverly Perdue Local: Mayor: Bill Bell Mayor Bill Bell