1. Welcome to the North Carolina Coast The Coast The Coastal Plain offers opportunities for farming, recreation, and manufacturing. The leading crops of this area are bright leaf tobacco, peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Large forested areas, mostly pine, support pulp manufacturing and other forest-related industries. Commercial and sport fishing are done extensively on the coast, and thousands of tourists visit the state's many beaches. The North Carolina coast is protected by a slender chain of islands known as the Outer Banks. In this binder, you will find the resources you need to conduct your research about the coastal region of North Carolina. Click on the tabs above to take you where you need to go to find information on your topic.

2. Welcome to the North Carolina Piedmont The Piedmont The Piedmont (meaning literally "foot of the mountain"), is home to a diverse mixture of agriculture, government, manufacturing, research, and technology development. The six largest cities in North Carolina, and eight of the top ten, are in this region of the state. The southeastern section of the Piedmont is known as the Sandhills, and is known for its nationally famous golf courses and stables. In this binder, you will find the resources you need to conduct your research about the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Click on the tabs above to take you where you need to go to find information on your topic.

3. Welcome to the North Carolina Mountains The Mountains Western North Carolina's majestic landscape features the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains, which help make up the Appalachian Mountains, possibly the oldest mountain range in the United States. The region is also home to Mount Mitchell. Rising 6,684 feet above sea level, Mount Mitchell is the tallest peak east of the Mississippi River. The Eastern Continental Divide runs along the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, separating the rivers flowing east from those flowing west. Rivers that fall on the eastern side of the divide flow toward the Atlantic Ocean while those on the western side of the divide flow toward the Tennessee and Ohio rivers and into the Gulf of Mexico. In this binder, you will find the resources you need to conduct your research about the mountain region of North Carolina. Click on the tabs above to take you where you need to go to find information on your topic.