US Geography
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Mountains
Native Americans
100

Number of US States.

What is 50?

100

Because of it's physical characteristics, the Coastal Plain economy has been traditionally based on this activity.

What is farming?

100

Due to this physical feature, the Piedmont could not rely on farming like the Coastal Plain.

What is the red clay soil?

100

True or False: Due to its terrain, the Mountains region is the least densely populated region in North Carolina.

What is true?

100
Native Americans from this region relied heavily on rivers, and therefore were the most sedentary.

What is Coastal Plains?

200

The older of the two main mountain ranges in the US.

What are the Appalachian Mountains?

200

This subregion is home to Fort Bragg.

What is the Sandhills?

200

This Piedmont city is the capital of North Carolina.

What is Raleigh?

200

This mountain range, a sub-range of the Appalachians, dominates the western part of North Carolina.

What is Blue Ridge?

200

Native Americans from this region lived in wigwams.

What is the Piedmont?

300

All of you live in this US State.

What is North Carolina?

300

This crop was the main cash crop of the region, and whole towns were built upon its sale.  

What is Tobacco?
300

This industry, centered in Durham, was a major influence on North Carolina's cultural identity.

What is tobacco production?

300

This mountain range is located in the extreme southwestern part of NC.

What is the Great Smoky Mountains?

300

Native Americans from this region lived in Summer and Winter Houses.

What is the Mountains?

400

This mountain range dominates the western half of the United States.

What are the Rocky Mountains?

400

This type of settlement provided for the daily needs of farmers in the Coastal Plains region.

What is a Crossroads Hamlet. 

400

This Piedmont city was the center of the US furniture industry due to the abundance of trees around it.

What is Hickory (Thomasville/High Point)?

400

This home, the largest private home in the US, was originally built as a summer home for the Vanderbilt family. 

What is Biltmore?

400

This group of Native Americans are the only fully federally recognized Native American tribe in North Carolina. 

Who are the Cherokee?

500

This river effectively cuts the US into two halves, and has been used for trade for most of our history.

What is the Mississippi River?

500

Originally used as a method of communication, this art form was showcased in an annual contest in Spivey's Corner for about 50 years.

What is Hollerin'?

500

This Piedmont city is the largest in North Carolina, and is home to several large banks.

What is Charlotte?

500

This plant is commonly used in herbal medicine to help boost memory.

What is American Ginseng?

500

This group, based in Robeson County, is the largest Native American group East of the Mississippi River.

Who are the Lumbee?

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