North Carolina’s Natural Resources Chapter 1 Section 3

NC’s Natural Resources Chapter 1 Section 3 Objectives 1.Describe the suitability for agriculture of the soil found in different regions. 2.Identify the wide variety of rocks, minerals, plants, and wildlife found in different regions. 3.Evaluate plant and animal species important to the state today. 4.Discuss the importance of offshore waters and inland water resources.

Do Now: Create the chart on the paper provided. Fill in land for all of the regions. Put it on the appropriate page. LandClimate Resources Mountain Piedmont Coastal Plain Homework: Study 30 minutes for test Put in paragraph format: on designated homework page: How did you study? Include: method, time started and ended, location. Did you have any electronics on?

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L + Ω or 36”

Vocabulary environment – all the living and nonliving things that make up a region. natural resources – the parts of nature that people use in some way. Loam – Mixture of clay, sand, and decaying plants can be 36” deep.

How does the soil differ in each of the regions of North Carolina? Tidelands ◦ Silt and muck fill the marshes due to poor drainage (rest of )Coastal Plain – clay, sand, decaying plants. Rich soil Piedmont – fertile w/more clay ◦ difficult to farm Mountain – thin and rocky

What are some rocks and minerals that can be found in each of the regions? 300 different kinds of rocks and minerals Nickname “nature’s sample case” East ◦ clay, sand, gravel, and phosphate rock ◦ peat ◦ lime – fertilizer Piedmont ◦ Building materials  Slate, granite, good clay, mica, and quartz Mountains ◦ Marble, limestone, and talc ◦ Gemstones  Rubies, garnets, sapphires, and some diamonds

Name some plants and wildlife found in NC Plants ◦ State flower – dogwood ◦ 145 types of trees in the Great Smokies ◦ Forests cover 60% of NC mainly CP and Piedmont Wildlife ◦ buffalo ◦ Land has been set aside to protect endangered species

Water Offshore ◦ fishing Inland ◦ High water tables = fresh water ◦ Rivers - Transportation  Cape Fear  Pee Dee  Neuse -  New River – only river that flows north

Water Continued Lake Mattamuskeet ◦ Natural lake ◦ Largest in NC Created Lakes ◦ Lake Jordan ◦ Lake Gaston Water is one of the most valuable resources on earth.

Assessment How has being “nature’s sample case” contributed to North Carolina’s opportunities for economic development?