Life on the Coastal Plain

Communities Near Water

100

The first towns in North Carolina were settled because they were near rivers and the ocean, and could be reached easily by boat. The names of these towns are New Bern and _____.

Bath

200

 In a _______ _________, buying and selling goods are the main business activities. Farmers exchanged crops for goods and merchants did a brisk trade.

trade center

300

Today, Wilmington and ___________ ____ are the state's two deep water ports, where cargoes of goods are imported and exported around the world. 

Morehead City

400

New Bern was settled where two rivers meet, so the town is often called "Twin Rivers".  The names of the rivers are the Neuse and the _______.

Trent

500

This landmark marked the eastern boundary of Wilmington when it was still a small town, and was a place where people would meet to do business. It still stands on the grounds of St. Mary

the Boundary Oak

Communities Along Roads and Railroads

100

This Interstate highway begins in Wilmington and runs 2,559 miles to Barstow, California 

I-40

200

In the mid 1840's, the state got its first major railroad, which made it much easier to travel and trade. The name of this railroad was the __________________ railroad.

Wilmington to Weldon

300

The Atlantic Coastline railroad which connected ________ and Rocky Mount to neighboring states boosted the growth of both towns.

Wilmington

400

TRUE OR FALSE?: North Carolina grew slowly until railroads and highways were built

TRUE

500

For a very short time, the Wilmington-to-Weldon Railroad was the longest in the world, at 161 miles. How many kilometers is that?

259 km

Communities Near Military Bases

100

In 1918, the US government built the Army fort, Fort Bragg, in this town

Fayetteville

200

 Seymour Johnson AFB helped this town grow as soldiers, families, and businesses moved to the area.

Goldsboro 

300

How many soldiers live and work at Fort Bragg?

More than 50,000 

400

Jacksonville's population grew when this Marine Corps training camp opened in the 1940's

Camp Lejeune

500

This is the largest city in the Coastal Plain

Fayetteville

The 4 F's of Working on the Coastal Plain

100

This industry takes advantage of the Coastal Plain's nearness to the ocean and its many bodies of water and wetlands

Fishing

200

This method of growing crops allows farmers to grow more than one crop (such as corn, soybeans, and peanuts) at a time.                                        

mixed farming

300

Agriculture is the growing of plants for sale, this is another type of farming (such as hogs and turkeys) that brings billions of dollars to the state

livestock

400

This is mixed with chemicals before being cooked before being rolled into sheets of paper

wood pulp

500

Camera operators, sound engineers, actors, musicians, artists, set designers, and caterers are all members of this industry in the Coastal Plain

filmmaking

Coastal Life

100

Which of the following is NOT a popular activity on the Coastal Plain: boating, building sand castles, hang gliding, snow boarding, or scuba diving?

snow boarding

200

 This is a place where birds and animals are protected by the government, such as the Nags Head Woods Preserve

wildlife preserve

300

These warm weather storms that occur between June and November can have wind speeds of up to 150 miles per hour

 hurricanes

400

When a hurricane is near, residents of the Coastal Plain may choose to stay in their homes, go to a shelter, or do this 

evacuate

500

This celebration is held in Chadbourn, where people enjoy parades, dancing, and strawberry flavored cooking contests for the last 60 years

The Strawberry Festival