Regions and Landforms

NC Regions

​North Carolina Landforms

Many different landforms can be found in North Carolina. Landforms are features such as plains, mountains, hills, and valleys.​

​The Coastal Plain

​Stretching inland from the Atlantic Ocean across eastern North Carolina is the Coastal Plain. It is the lowest and flattest landform in

North Carolina. The Coastal Plain has two parts. The eastern part is called the Outer Coastal Plain, or Tidewater. The western part is called the Inner Coastal Plain.

​The Piedmont

​To the west of the Coastal Plain is a wide plateau called the Piedmont. A plateau is flat land that rises above the land around it.

The Piedmont has a variety of landforms. It is an area of rolling hills and low mountains. The land drops sharply where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain. This area of steep land is called the Fall Line.

​The Mountains

​Mountains lie to the west of the Piedmont and cover most of western North Carolina. These

mountains include the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. Clouds often cover the peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains, giving them a smoky appearance.

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Match the three regions in North Carolina

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Mountains

Coastal Plains

Piedmont

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region is the lowest and flattest landform in NC.

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region is a wide plateau with a variety of landforms including hills and low mountains.

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region takes up most of western North Carolina.

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What gives the Great Smokey Mountains their smokey appearance?

• Forest fires

• Low lying clouds

• Snow

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What is a region?

• relating to cities; the opposite of rural

• a strip of land projecting into a body of water

• a NC region with rolling hills and cities

• an area distinguished by unique features

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In which 2 directions do Latitude Lines run?

• north

• south

• east

• west

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Which hemispheres are created by the PRIME MERIDIAN?

• Northern and Southern

• Southern and Western

• Eastern and Western

• Front and Back

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Which hemispheres are created by the Equator?

• Eastern and Western

• Northern and Southern

• Front and Back

• Left and Right

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Which region stretches from Florida to New York along the Atlantic Ocean?

• Gulf Coastal Plain
• Atlantic Coastal Plain
• Great Plains
• Appalachian Highlands

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What geographic feature does this image show?

• Outerbanks

• Fantasy Island

• Ocean storm

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What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• North Pole

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What is this showing?

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

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What is this showing?

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

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Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

• cups

• gallons

• degrees

• Fahrenheit

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What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• North Pole

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A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

• Equator
• Hemisphere
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

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Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?

• Longitude
• Latitude

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The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

• Western and Eastern

• Northern and Western

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To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 

• latitude lines only
• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
• longitude lines only
• a neighboring area to describe the location

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What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

Continents

What major countries make up North America?

North America​

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• North America is the third largest continent and accounts for about 16.5% of the world’s landmass.

• North America is the fourth largest state in terms of population.

• The longest river located in North American is the Missouri River.

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Name that continent!

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

​South America

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• South America is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

• South America Is the 4th Largest Continent and 5th largest continent in terms of population.

• There are 12 countries in South America

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Name that continent!

• South America

• Australia

• Africa

Antarctica

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• The lowest temperature recorded in Antarctica was -129 F on June 23rd 1982.

• Antarctica is classified as a cold desert or icy desert.

• Due to harsh environment and limited food sources, there are only a few animals that live in Antarctica. Whales, seals, penguins and other birds are the most common animals in the Antarctic.

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True or False

Antarctica has the world's largest desert.

• True

• False

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Name that continent!

• Asia

• Africa

• Antarctica

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What is this continent called?

• ASIA

• EUROPE

• SOUTH AMERICA

• ANTARCTICA

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Which continent is this?

• AFRICA

• NORTH AMERICA

• SOUTH AMERICA

• AUSTRALIA

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Which continent is this?

• ASIA

• AFRICA

• AUSTRALIA

• ANTARCTICA

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Which continent is this?

• EUROPE

• NORTH AMERICA

• SOUTH AMERICA

• ASIA

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Which continent is this?

• ASIA

• AFRICA

• NORTH AMERICA

• SOUTH AMERICA

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Which continent is this?

• SOUTH AMERICA

• AFRICA

• AUSTRALIA

• EUROPE

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Which continent is this?

• AFRICA

• AUSTRALIA

• EUROPE

• ASIA

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The United States of America is a continent

• TRUE

• FALSE