1. The WONDERFUL Regions of North Carolina

2. The Mountains Biggest economic industries: Cherokee Tribe
Topography is mountainous & has rocky soil
Appalachian Mountain range
Blue Ridge Mountains(eastern boundary of the Appalachian Mtns), Smoky Mountains, Black Mountains (Mt. Mitchell – 6,684 feet)
much of the land is covered in mountains - can only farm in coves or valleys
Biggest economic industries:
tourism
Christmas tree farms

3. Mountains
Called Tanawha ("fabulous bird" or "eagle") by the Cherokee Indians, the mountain acquired the name "Grandfather" from early settlers who saw the face of an old man's profile in the outline of the peaks against the sky
Lake Lure has been the setting for “Dirty Dancing” and “Last of the Mohicans”

4. The Piedmont “Foot of the mountain”
Catawba Tribe
Topography - hills and red clay
not good for growing crops
central location with large cities: Charlotte (biggest city) Raleigh (capitol), Durham, Greensboro
The Uwharrie Mountains – “mini mountains” south of Greensboro
Monadnocks: geological condition where a point of land stands out because the land around it is eroded (Pilot Mountain)

5. Piedmont Economic Industries:
The big 3: textile, tobacco, and furniture
(people have also depended on livestock and dairy farming to make a living)
Banking – Charlotte is a center for international banking
NASCAR located in Charlotte as well

6. The Coastal Plain Tuscarora Tribe
Topography – Flat land & loam, rich soil led to lots of farming (tobacco and cotton)
Takes up about 1/3 of NC
Tobacco Towns: Rocky Mount, Greenville, Wilson ,and Goldsboro
Tobacco farmers have decreased in recent years due to health risks and the cut off of government payments
Tarheel State – Longleaf pine was plentiful throughout the Coastal Plain first, but has disappeared from our landscape (state tree)

7. The Coastal Plain
Sandhills leftover from ancient shoreline & poor soil. Good for golf courses (Pinehurst) and military bases (Ft Bragg)
Biggest Economic Industries
Military Bases like Fort Bragg
Tourism
Farming (tobacco and cotton)

8. The Tidewater Algonquian speaking tribes: Roanoke and Croatoan
Topography - sandy, flat, sounds, beach, and Barrier Islands/Outer Banks
This is the region first reached by Europeans by boat - colonization was difficult because of barrier islands (Outer Banks)
Roanoke Settlement - Lost Colony – failed
Cape Hatteras was nicknamed “Graveyard of the Atlantic” due to difficult to navigate waters. The Hatteras lighthouse has become legendary.

9. Tidewater
Did you know that the Venus Fly Trap is native to the Tidewater region? You can find the Venus Fly Trap in its natural habitat towards the southern end of the Tidewater. (The Green Swamp) Least populated region in NC Economy: Fishing and tourism