October 3, 2014October 3, 2014

You may sit anywhere you choose. You may sit anywhere you choose. Today we are:Today we are:

1.1.Reviewing the grography of NCReviewing the grography of NC

1.1.Completing the NC Map studyCompleting the NC Map study

HW: Finish the mapHW: Finish the map

North Carolina North Carolina ““The Old North StateThe Old North State””

North Carolina North Carolina ““The Old North StateThe Old North State””

LocationLocation

The relativeThe relative

location of Northlocation of North

Carolina is in theCarolina is in the

SoutheasternSoutheastern

United StatesUnited States

LocationLocation Bordered by:Bordered by:

(north)(north)VirginiaVirginia

(south)(south)South South Carolina Carolina and and GeorgiaGeorgia

(west)(west)TennesseeTennessee

(east)(east)Atlantic Atlantic OceanOcean

The Four Geographical regions The Four Geographical regions

Coastal

Coastal P

lainPiedmont

Piedmont

Mountains

Mountains

Tidewater

Tidewater

Coastal Plain RegionCoastal Plain Region

TidewaterTidewater-closest to the Atlantic Ocean-closest to the Atlantic Ocean

Inner Coastal PlainInner Coastal Plain– Farther inlandFarther inland

Tidewater regionTidewater region

Outer Banks Outer Banks

chain of islands chain of islands off the coast off the coast

of Northof NorthCarolinaCarolina

Tidewater regionTidewater region

Outer BanksOuter Banks3 Capes3 Capes

Cape Fear

Cape Lookout

Cape Hatteras

Nickname: Graveyard of the Atlantic

Tidewater RegionTidewater Region

SoundsSounds

Large bodies ofLarge bodies of

water betweenwater between

the islands andthe islands and

the mainland ofthe mainland of

North CarolinaNorth Carolina

Pamlico Sound

Albemarle Sound

Tidewater RegionTidewater Region Swampy, marshy and sandy soilSwampy, marshy and sandy soil Not good for farmingNot good for farming Great Dismal Swamp- share with VirginiaGreat Dismal Swamp- share with Virginia Green Swamp- southeastern NC Green Swamp- southeastern NC

Natural Lakes of the TidewaterNatural Lakes of the Tidewater

MattamuskeetMattamuskeet

PhelpsPhelps

WaccamawWaccamaw

PongoPongo

Green Green SwampSwamp

Great Great Dismal Dismal SwampSwamp

Inner Coastal PlainInner Coastal Plain

Center of AgricultureCenter of Agriculture Fertile soilFertile soil

Fall LineFall Line

An imaginary line that separates the Piedmont An imaginary line that separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plainfrom the Coastal Plain

At the Fall Line the rivers fall and level off as At the Fall Line the rivers fall and level off as they enter the Coastal Plain where they slow they enter the Coastal Plain where they slow down and become widerdown and become wider

Fall L

ine

PiedmontPiedmont

Between the Coastal Plain Between the Coastal Plain

and the Mountainsand the Mountains

Most populated area todayMost populated area today

MountainsMountains

Oldest mountains in the worldOldest mountains in the world Mt. Mitchell: highest peak east of the Mt. Mitchell: highest peak east of the

Mississippi RiverMississippi River

MountainsMountainsThe The

Appalachian Appalachian

Mountains Mountains

stretch stretch

from from

MaineMaine

down to down to

GeorgiaGeorgia

MountainsMountains

Gre

at Sm

okeys

Great S

mokeys

Blu

e R

idge

Blu

e R

idge

Rivers of North CarolinaRivers of North Carolina

The Cape Fear River is the only one to flowThe Cape Fear River is the only one to flow

directly into the Atlantic Oceandirectly into the Atlantic Ocean

Rivers of North CarolinaRivers of North Carolina

Coastal Plain Piedmont Mountains

• All, except the Cape Fear, flow into sounds

• Slow moving

• All flow into South Carolina

• Flow into Tennessee and end up in the Ohio River

• Fast moving; waterfalls