North Carolina By Nick Pagel

Map of states surrounding North Carolina

Regions of North Carolina

State info (continued) State seal: State seal: State flag: State flag: The State flag was adopted 1885

State info State bird: Cardinal State animal: Gray Squirrel State flower: Flowering dogwood

State info (continued) State song: The Old North State State song: The Old North State State nickname: The Tar Heel State State nickname: The Tar Heel State State Tree: Long Leaf Pine State Tree: Long Leaf Pine State Vegetable: Sweet Potato State Vegetable: Sweet Potato

State info (continued) Earth Symbols State Rock, Granite Earth Symbols State Rock, Granite State Precious Stone, Emerald State Precious Stone, Emerald State Soil, North Carolina Cecil State Soil, North Carolina Cecil Miscellaneous Symbols State Colors: Red and Blue Miscellaneous Symbols State Colors: Red and Blue State Beverage, Milk State Beverage, Milk State Historical Boat, Shad Boat State Historical Boat, Shad Boat

State info (continued) State Dog, Plott hound State Shell, Scotch Bonnet State Reptile, Eastern Box Turtle State Fish, Channel Bass

Major Rivers - Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River, Cape Fear Major Rivers - Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River, Cape Fear Major Lakes - Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, Lake Waccamaw Major Lakes - Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, Lake Waccamaw Highest Point - Mt. Mitchell - 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level Highest Point - Mt. Mitchell - 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level Origin of the Name North Carolina - North Carolina was named to honor King Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles). Origin of the Name North Carolina - North Carolina was named to honor King Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles).

State Info (continued) State Motto - "Esse Quam Videri" (To Be Rather Than to Seem) State Motto - "Esse Quam Videri" (To Be Rather Than to Seem) Dinosaur Fossils Found in North Carolina - Hypsibema, Lophorhothon, Zatomus Dinosaur Fossils Found in North Carolina - Hypsibema, Lophorhothon, Zatomus St ate Abbreviation - NC St ate Abbreviation - NC State Capital - Raleigh State Capital - Raleigh Largest City - Charlotte Largest City - Charlotte Area - 53,821 square miles [North Carolina is the 28 th biggest state in the USA] Area - 53,821 square miles [North Carolina is the 28 th biggest state in the USA]

North Carolina’s Society Governor: Michael F. Easley Governor: Michael F. Easley Population:8,541,224 Population:8,541,224

North Carolina’s Society (continued) This map shows major cities in North Carolina. (and some in South Carolina) This map shows major cities in North Carolina. (and some in South Carolina)

Elevation Map The highest point in North Carolina is Mt.Mitchell at 6,684 The lowest point in North Carolina is sea level at 0ft

North Carolina’s Society (continued) The average climate for the Coastal Plains is 40 degrees in Jan. and 90 degrees in Aug. The average climate for the Coastal Plains is 40 degrees in Jan. and 90 degrees in Aug. The average climate for the Mountain Region is 30 degrees in Jan. and 65 degrees in Aug. The average climate for the Mountain Region is 30 degrees in Jan. and 65 degrees in Aug. The average climate for the Piedmont Region is 90 degrees in the summer. The average climate for the Piedmont Region is 90 degrees in the summer.

North Carolina History Raleigh, the Capital was moved to the Piedmont region in the 1800’s for easy access and named in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh founder of the Lost colony. Some Famous people born in North Carolina are James Knox Polk was born in Mecklenburg County on November 2, 1795 (he was the 11th US President, serving from 1845 to 1849). Some Famous people born in North Carolina are James Knox Polk was born in Mecklenburg County on November 2, 1795 (he was the 11th US President, serving from 1845 to 1849). Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh on December 29, 1808 (he was the 17th US President, serving from 1865 to 1869), Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh on December 29, 1808 (he was the 17th US President, serving from 1865 to 1869), Dolley Madison, ( ), wife of President Dolley Madison, ( ), wife of President James Madison James Madison Daniel McFadden, (born 1937), economist, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in economics. Daniel McFadden, (born 1937), economist, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in economics.

Map of State Parks, and Recreations

State Parks State Parks:Boone's Cave State Park Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Crowders Mountain State Park Eno River State Park Falls Lake Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Hanging Rock State Park Jones Lake State Park Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Kerr Lake State Recreation Area Lake Norman State Park Lumber River State Park Morrow Mountain State Park Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge Pilot Mountain State Park Raven Rock State Park State Parks:Boone's Cave State Park Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Crowders Mountain State Park Eno River State Park Falls Lake Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Hanging Rock State Park Jones Lake State Park Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Kerr Lake State Recreation Area Lake Norman State Park Lumber River State Park Morrow Mountain State Park Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge Pilot Mountain State Park Raven Rock State ParkBoone's Cave State Park Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Crowders Mountain State Park Eno River State Park Falls Lake Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Hanging Rock State Park Jones Lake State Park Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Kerr Lake State Recreation Area Lake Norman State Park Lumber River State Park Morrow Mountain State Park Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge Pilot Mountain State Park Raven Rock State ParkBoone's Cave State Park Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Crowders Mountain State Park Eno River State Park Falls Lake Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Hanging Rock State Park Jones Lake State Park Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Kerr Lake State Recreation Area Lake Norman State Park Lumber River State Park Morrow Mountain State Park Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge Pilot Mountain State Park Raven Rock State Park

State Parks (continued) Singletary Lake State Park South Mountains State Park Stone Mountain State Park Uwharrie National Forest W Kerr Scott Dam And Reservoir Waynesborough State Park Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve William B. Umstead State Park Singletary Lake State Park South Mountains State Park Stone Mountain State Park Uwharrie National Forest W Kerr Scott Dam And Reservoir Waynesborough State Park Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve William B. Umstead State Park Singletary Lake State Park South Mountains State Park Stone Mountain State Park Uwharrie National Forest W Kerr Scott Dam And Reservoir Waynesborough State Park Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve William B. Umstead State Park Singletary Lake State Park South Mountains State Park Stone Mountain State Park Uwharrie National Forest W Kerr Scott Dam And Reservoir Waynesborough State Park Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve William B. Umstead State Park

Landforms Some major landforms in the mountain region are Mouse Creek Falls, Mt.Mitchell and The Blowing rock. Some major landforms in the mountain region are Mouse Creek Falls, Mt.Mitchell and The Blowing rock. Some from the Piedmont Region are the Fall line, Unharrie Mountains and lots of hills. Some from the Piedmont Region are the Fall line, Unharrie Mountains and lots of hills. Some of the Coastal Plains are The barrier islands, the Fall line and the tidal waters. Some of the Coastal Plains are The barrier islands, the Fall line and the tidal waters.

Resources Some natural resources from the Coastal plain region are fish, forest products, soybeans and phosphate. Some natural resources from the Coastal plain region are fish, forest products, soybeans and phosphate. Some from the Piedmont are stone, mica, clay and forest products. Some from the Piedmont are stone, mica, clay and forest products. Some from the Mountain Region are stone, clay and mica. Some from the Mountain Region are stone, clay and mica.

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