NC Basics Flashcards
a specific area where the lay of the lands and the habits of the people are pretty much the same is a what?
Region
What are 4 regions in North Carolina?
Tidewaters
Coastal Plains
Piedmont
Mountains
The regions in NC are divided based off of what?
Elevations
What region is made up of a series of barrier islands known as the Outer Banks, which makes it difficult to settle along the coast
Tidewaters
What is NC’s most profitable port
Wilmington
which region takes up about a third of NC and is seperated from the Tidewaters by sounds?
Coastal Plain
Which region has rolling hills and unforgettable red clay. It is divided from the Coastal Plain by an imaginary line called the fall line.
The Pidmont
Which region is known as the Appalachain Mountains, and are mineral rich
The Mountains
Which region is swampy, marshy, and mostly fishing industries thrive here
Tidewaters
Which region has good farming soil, hog farms, sand, and gravel. Sampson county is located here
Coastal Plains
Which region has clay soil, big industries, granite, lithium, mostly industrial. Raleigh is in this region
Piedmont
Which region has rocky soil, gemstones, coal, gold, mining is a large industry here
Mountains
NC is known for having what kind of climate?
temperate, or mild
Winds coming from the west, that bring high winds and rains. Typically form in th Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic.
Westerlies
Which ocean assists NC in giving us warm, humid summers because water hold heat?
Atlantic Ocean
