Three Major Regions
Rank in size North Carolina ranks 28 th in size among the 50 states Yea! We’re #28!!
NC ranks 3 rd in water surface
Borders Atlantic Ocean
NC has 100 counties
Lincoln County
Fall Line divides Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions
Sounds -separate the Outer Banks from the mainland
The Outer Banks -chains of islands off the coast of NC Nickname of NC’s coast- “Graveyard of the Atlantic”
Jockey’s Ridge -Largest natural sand dunes on the East Coast
Appalachian Mountains -Our Mountain Chain Divided into two mountain ranges: the Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mountains Great Smokey Mountains Blue Ridge
Mt. Mitchell -highest mountain east of the Mississippi River
Major Rivers of NC Mtns.-French Broad, New Piedmont-Catawba, Yadkin Coastal-Cape Fear, Neuse, Tar-Pamlico