1. Regions of NC

2. Mountain Region Location: Between Piedmont and Tennessee
Characteristics: Mountains, Smoky Mountains (Western by Tennessee), Blue Ridge (Eastern), Mount Mitchell= highest summit in Eastern NC, Black Mountains= most important
Soil Type: Rocky, natural resources= minerals, stones
Economy: Tourism, mining, apples, Christmas trees
Major Cities: Asheville, Boone
Universities: UNC-Asheville, WCU

3. Mountain Region Cont.
Historical Sites: Biltmore Estate( largest privately owned home in NC), Blue Ridge Parkway, Cherokee Reservations
Facts: Takes up about 10% of the state, home to Cherokee Indians, least populated
Eastern Continental Divide: Imaginary line that determines flow of water  East of divide it flows into Atlantic Ocean, West it flows into Gulf of Mexico

4. Mountain Region

5. Piedmont Region
Location: Between Mountain region and Fall Line (Inner Coastal Plain)
Characteristics: “Piedmont”= foothill of the mountains, rolling hills, swift streams, hardwood forests, lumber and livestock=natural resources
Economy: manufacturing (textiles), furniture, tobacco (RJR), banking (triangle park) Big 3
Cities: Charlotte, Winston Salem, Raleigh, Greensboro

6. Piedmont Region Cont.
Universities: NC State, UNC, Duke, UNCC, Wake Forest
Soil Type: Rich, red clay (bricks)
Historical Sites: State museums (Raleigh), Old Salem, NC Zoo
Fall Line: “drop off” point between Piedmont and ICP waterfalls, difference in rocks and soil
Facts: 45% of state, most urban and populated, GREAT WAGON ROAD (the path to the Carolinasas supply of land grows short, move South. Moravians  Salem, Bethabra

7. Piedmont Region

8. Inner Coastal Plain
Location: Between Fall Line (Piedmont) and Tidewater
Characteristics: Sandhills
Economy: Tobacco, textiles, paper, agriculture, cotton, soybeans, peanuts
Cities: Greenville, Fayetteville, Rocky Mount
Universities: ECU, UNC-Pembroke
Soil Type: Sand rich
Historical Sites: Golf Hall of Fame
Facts: About the size of piedmont, NC military bases

9. Inner Coastal Plain

10. Tidewater Location: Between Inner Coastal Plain and Atlantic Ocean
20-30 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean
Characteristics: Salt marshes, swamps, Outer Banks, sound, BEACH, all natural lakes
Economy: Tourism, fishing (large scale), recreation,
Cities: Wilmington, Morehead City, New Bern

11. Tidewater Cont.
Universities: UNCW (the best), Elizabeth City State University
Soil Type: Sandy
Historical Sites: USS NC battleship, Fort Fisher
Facts: 30 ft above sea level, Barrier Islands= islands that protect mainland Outer Banks, 1st explored and colonized, 2nd largest populated, mildest climate

12. Tidewater

13. Effects of Geography
Piedmont’s rivers (Catawba, Yadkin, Pee-Dee) flow southeast which discouraged settlers from moving west into the interior
Due to Piedmont’s clay and drier climate farms were smaller, but streams and rivers helped build major industries
Cities develop where industries are
Heavily forested mountains were last to be settled by Europeans = least populated
Early growth of coastal cities lack of natural harbors, winds shifted barrier islands, shallow