The Geography of North Carolina.  Chapter 1  Essential Question: How have regional variations of land, climate, and resources in North Carolina affected.

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The Geography of North Carolina

 Chapter 1  Essential Question: How have regional variations of land, climate, and resources in North Carolina affected patterns of settlement and the economy?

Topography Physical terrain

Geographic Region

Outer Banks The long chain of sandy islands off the coast of North Carolina

Sandbanks

Natural Resources  Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by humanity, in a natural form. 

Mountains carolina

Marble limestone Talc Natural Resources in Mountains

Rubies Garnets Sapphires Diamonds

Piedmont

Why is North Carolina known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic?” There is a reason why the coast of North Carolina is known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." More than 2,000 ships have sunk in these waters since people began keeping records in 1526.

Clay Slate Granite Quartz Natural Resources in the Piedmont

Mica

Sunbelt a strip of warm-weather states that runs across the southern United States.

Coastal Plain

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