Geography Vocab

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Natural geographic features like landforms or bodies of water

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Physical feature

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Long, narrow, sandy islands forming a natural barrier in North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

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Barrier Islands

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Piedmont drops to coastal plain.

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Fall line

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Average weather conditions of a region

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Climate

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Physical feature in western NC

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Mountains

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Foot of the mountain; middle region in NC

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Piedmont

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Flat, low-lying land by the sea in North Carolina.

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Coastal Plain

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Easternmost region in NC with lowest elevations, swamps, and outer banks.

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Tidewater

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Modifications made to land (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc.)

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human feature

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Money and resources of a specific area

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Economy