North Carolina The Old North State Location The

North Carolina “The Old North State”

Location The relative location of North Carolina is in the Southeastern United States

Location Bordered by: (north) Virginia (south) South Carolina and Georgia (west) Tennessee (east) Atlantic Ocean

The Four Geographical regions ns i a nt M ou t on m ied P l a o C a st n ai l P

Coastal Plain Region Inner Coastal Plain – Farther inland Tidewater -closest to the Atlantic Ocean

Tidewater region Outer Banks chain of islands off the coast of North Carolina

Tidewater region Outer Banks 3 Capes Nickname: Graveyard of the Atlantic Cape Hatteras Cape Lookout Cape Fear

Tidewater Region nd ou S le Alb ar m e Pam lico Sou n d Sounds Large bodies of water between the islands and the mainland of North Carolina

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

Inner Coastal Plain § Center of Agriculture § Fertile soil

Fall Line e l l Fa n i L § An imaginary line that separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain § At the Fall Line the rivers fall and level off as they enter the Coastal Plain where they slow down and become wider

Piedmont Between the Coastal Plain and the Mountains

Piedmont § § Center of manufacturing most populated region Triangle: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill Triad: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point § Metro: Charlotte area

Mountains § Oldest mountains in the world § Mt. Mitchell: highest peak east of the Mississippi River

Mountains The Appalachian Mountains stretch from Maine down to Georgia

Mountains Bl ue Ri dg e s y e k o m S t a re G

Total Population 2000 census-----8, 049, 313 Ranked 11 th in population in the US

Rivers of North Carolina Coastal Plain • All, except the Cape Fear, flow into sounds Piedmont Mountains • All flow into South Carolina • Flow into Tennessee and end up in the Ohio River • Slow moving • Fast moving; waterfalls

8. 3. Greensboro 5. Winston-Salem Largest Cities int o h. P g i H 4. Durham ary C. 7 2. Raleigh 10. Asheville 1. Charlotte 6. Fayetteville 9. Wilmington

Government President Barack Obama National: Senators: Kay Hagan Richard Burr US representatives in Congress: 13 State: Governor: Beverly Perdue Lt. Governor: Walter Dalton Governor Beverly Perdue Local: Mayor: Bill Bell Mayor Bill Bell