1. Geography of NC

2. Terms to Know
Geography - the science dealing with the different characteristics of the earth's surface
Region - an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body
Topography - the study of Earth's surface shape and features and its description (especially on a map)
Physical Features - landforms, bodies of water, climate, natural vegetation and soil of the earth

3. Label the following Atlantic Ocean Tennessee Georgia Virginia
South Carolina

4. Divided into sub regions
Coastal Plains
Divided into sub regions
Tidewater
Inner Coastal Plain

5. Coastal Plain Easternmost and largest region
Flat land and good soil make farming a major economic activity
First part of the state settled by Europeans
Largely rural today
Initially populated by Native Americans
Many military bases

6. Label the following: Physical Features Political Features Outer Banks
Tidewater Region
Sand hills
Coastal Plain Region
Pamlico Sound
Roanoke Island
Political Features
Wilmington
Kitty Hawk
Fayetteville

7. Piedmont Stretches nearly 300 miles of gently rolling land
Majority of the settlers came from the Pennsylvania and other northern colonies
Traditional industries include textiles, furniture, and tobacco
Most urbanized and industrialized region today and the state’s ten largest cities are located here.

8. Label the following Physical Features Political Features Yadkin River
Lake Norman
Roanoke Rapids
Fall Line
Political Features
Raleigh
Durham
Charlotte
Wake County
Durham County
Orange County
Johnston County

9. Mountain Most sparsely populated region
Rural, with small towns and settlements
Tourism is one of the region’s major industry
Apples, burley, tobacco, livestock, and Christmas trees are major farm products

10. Label the following Physical Feature Political Feature
Appalachian Mountains
Grandfather Mountains
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Mt. Mitchell
Political Feature
Boone
Asheville
Murphy
Cullowhee