1. NORTH CAROLINA The Tar Heel State

2. 3 REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA
1. Coastal Plain
Tidewater
Inner Coastal Plain
2. Piedmont
3. Mountains
3 REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA

4. COASTAL PLAIN TIDEWATER and Inner coastal plain
Outer Banks

5. The Coastal Plain location- easternmost region size- largest region
along the Atlantic Coast
two parts
Tidewater
Inner Coastal Plain
The Coastal Plain

6. The Tidewater section of the region nearest to the Atlantic Coast
contains the barrier islands called the Outer Banks (100 miles long/30-50 wide)
The Tidewater

7. The Tidewater separated from the mainland by sounds
Sounds-shallow bodies of brackish (salty and fresh) water
Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds are the largest
Inland edges are marshy and swamps
Great Dismal Swamp is in the Northeast part of the region
The Tidewater

9. Jockey’s Ridge
Jockey’s Ridge: largest sand dunes on east coast (114 feet in elevation)

10. Inner Coastal Plain higher and drier
flat land and the soil is good for farming
rivers connect to the coast (Roanoke, Tar, Neuse, Cape Fear)
Wilmington
largest city in the Coastal Plain
major port
Inner Coastal Plain

11. People and the Economy of the Coastal Plain
• originally settled by Native Americans (Tuscarora and Algonquin)
• first Europeans settled in this region
o set up plantations that used slavery
• major products
o tobacco, rice, and forest products (lumber and tar)

12. People and the Economy of the Coastal Plain
• rich soil for farming and good rivers for transportation
• wealthiest area until after the Civil War when industrialization came to the Piedmont
Rocky Mount, Greenville, Wilson, and Goldsboro were the largest trading tobacco markets in the world
Why has the growth of tobacco declined in recent years?
1. health risks
2. government funding has been cut

13. The Coastal Plain Today
• very rural (country)
• farming still a major way of life
• cotton, peanuts, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, tobacco, & soy beans
Rocky Mount, Greenville, Wilson, and Goldsboro were the largest trading tobacco markets in the world
Why has the growth of tobacco declined in recent years?
1. health risks
2. government funding has been cut

14. The Coastal Plain Today
• large chicken, turkey, and hog farms
• fish and shellfish along the coast
• many military bases
Rocky Mount, Greenville, Wilson, and Goldsboro were the largest trading tobacco markets in the world
Why has the growth of tobacco declined in recent years?
1. health risks
2. government funding has been cut

15. Tobacco Towns –towns whose life and culture were dominated by tobacco farming

16. PIEDMONT REGION
INNER
COASTAL PLAIN

17. THE PIEDMONT Fall Line-
• 300 miles—goes from the Fall Line to the mountains
Hilly, rocky land
• place where the Piedmont drops to the Coastal Plain
foot of the mountain

18. People and the Economy of the Piedmont
• original people where the Catawba (Native Americans)
• 1700’s Europeans arrived—lots from Pennsylvania (Quakers)
• because of the lack of roads and useable rivers most lived on small self-sufficient farms
Poor soil

19. People and the Economy of the Piedmont
• had the most people by 1800 and the capital was put here after the Revolutionary War
• began to industrialize after the Civil War
• rivers supplied power (hydroelectric) and railroads solved transportation issue
• textile, furniture, and tobacco factories
High Point—furniture capital of NC
*large amount of timber in this part of the state
textiles-clothing (why has this industry failed in recent years)(cheaper to make in Asia and Latin America)

20. The Piedmont Today • wealthiest region • 10 largest cities
• most urbanized and industrialized region
• wealthiest region
• 10 largest cities
• now also banking, trucking, pharmaceuticals (medicine), biotechnology, and computer software

21. MOUNTAINS

22. Mt. Mitchell: highest peak in the eastern United States 6,684 feet
THE MOUNTAINS
most western region
Appalachian Mountains
o Blue Ridge Mountains
o Great Smokey Mountains
Mt. Mitchell: highest peak in the eastern United States 6,684 feet
Home to the only Indian Reservation in NC: Cherokee

23. People and the Economy of the Mountains
• original people where the Cherokee (Native Americans)
• early 1700’s Europeans began settling
• difficult travel made for little population growth

24. People and the Economy of the Mountains
• logging and tourism are major industries
• Blue Ridge Parkway-road park that runs for 469 miles through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties Blue Ridge Mountains

25. The Mountains Today • least populated (sparsely) region
• Ashville is the largest city
• tourism, Christmas trees, apples, lumber, mining

27. North Carolina Climate
• humid subtropical climate—warm hot summers and mild winters
• hurricanes and tornados are natural disasters we face in N.C.

28. WEATHER AND CLIMATE
weather-what it is like outside at a certain moment
climate-long-term weather conditions
temperate climate--are no extremes in temperature and precipitation (NC)
westerlies-winds from the west that bring warmer air in the winter and cooler air in the summer
humidity-a measure of the amount of moisture in the air
precipitation-rain, snow, sleet, hail
tornado-a funnel-shaped storm with rotating winds hurricane-a tropical storm that brings high winds and heavy rains