Coastal Plains largest region

First region to be settled by Europeans. Why was it the first?

2 sub-regions Inner Coastal Plains Inner Coastal Plains Tidewater Tidewater

Tidewater - contains the beaches, ports, Outer Banks, sounds, and capes

Graveyard of the Atlantic – nickname for the coast of NC due to the number of sunken ships as a result of the shallow and shifting coastline, pirates, wars, and weather

Dark rich farming soil ideal for agriculture

Major port cities Wilmington and Morehead City

A cape is a piece of land jutting into a body of water Cape Hatteras Cape Lookout Cape Fear

Great Dismal Swamp

Fort Bragg - Fayetteville

Piedmont ► What can you tell about the Piedmont by looking at the map below?

most populated, most urbanized, most industrializedmost populated, most urbanized, most industrialized ► Which do you think comes first? ► People? Cities? Or Jobs?

Piedmont Crescent – the most densely populated part of the state formed around the arc of the first railroad system in NC

Research Triangle – International center of technology and scientific research: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill What else do you find in that area?

Research Triangle Park Raleigh – NC State Durham – Duke, NC Central Chapel Hill - UNC

rolling hills, hardwood forests, red clay, mineral deposits, and swift flowing streamsrolling hills, hardwood forests, red clay, mineral deposits, and swift flowing streams

Fall Line eastern border of the piedmont where the elevation falls

 Last region settled by Europeans – Why?  Lowest population – Why?  Highest elevation  Smallest region

 Great Smoky Mountains  Blue Ridge Mountains

Three Major Industries Southwest Piedmont Durham High Point

 Hardwood Forests  Softwood Forests

 Naval Stores – important products produced from the long leaf pine during the colonial era  tar  pitch  rosin  turpentine

Cape Fear River the only river to flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean - on a deep water port (Wilmington)

Lake Mattamuskeet largest natural lake in NC

If Lake Norman and Lake Wylie are not natural lakes, what are they? And why?