Coastal Plain
How much of the state does the Coastal Plain cover?
1/3
Piedmont has what color clay soil?
Red
Blue Ridge, Appalachian
The point where the tide meets the mouth of a river
Estuary
North Carolina is a _____ climate?
Warm
Name one former major export from the Coastal Plains
Tobacco OR Rice OR Lumber
Topsoil was gone by the _____?
1800s
Mist evaporating off the slopes gives the region a ____ color
Aqua
shallow bodies of brackish water (salty and fresh)
Sound
Rivers provide what to states?
Trade, communication, and transportation
Name one use of the Sandhills?
Golf Courses OR Military Bases
Plant used for Erosion control
Kudzu
How many points in NC are over 6000 ft?
43
separated from the mainland by five main sounds
Barrier Islands
What is the largest river in the state?
Cape Fear
Coastal Plains was the wealthiest part of the state until what war?
Civil War
Fall Line separates what two regions?
Piedmont and Coastal
What is the mountains main industry?
Tourism
The sand along the barrier islands that is lower in some places
Inlet
Cape Fear River flows through what city?
Fayetteville
Coastal Plains are ______ towns
Tobacco
Piedmont was first region to what?
Industrialize
What kind of trees are a major export from the mountain region?
Christmas Trees
Low-lying lands nearest to the coas
Tidewater Region
What river was a canal built on?
Roanoke