NC Geography Review

Who is the current governor of NC?

• Roy Cooper

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

• Hillary Clinton

How did the physical characteristics of the Outer Banks of North Carolina affect its early colonial development?

• They prevented large ships from entering North Carolina

• They provided more usable coastline than the other colonies.

• They allowed for open and easy transport for the shipping industry.

• They allowed for major hurricanes to pound the NC coast

What makes up our coast that helps to protect our state?

• Graveyard of the Atlantic

• shoals

• barrier islands

• sounds

What is the nickname of the coast where many ships sank?

• Outer Banks

• Graveyard of the Atlantic

• Emerald Isle

• Sounds

Why did many ships sink off the NC coast?

• hurricanes

• sounds

• shallow water/shoals

• no good GPS

Which describes the coastal plain of North Carolina?

• wetlands in the western part of the state

• a range of mountains in the eastern United States

• hilly, rolling land in the central part of the state

• flat land, rich soil

What was the early economy of the coastal plain based on?

• sweet potatoes

• cotton

• tobacco

• furniture

Which is NOT a major crop that is grown today in the coastal plain region?

• cotton

• sweet potatoes

• wheat

• soybeans

What was NOT a major challenge in the Coastal Plain that affected early growth of our state?

• lack of navigable rivers

• lack of water

• no major ports

• shallow water

How did shallow water and few navigable rivers affect growth in NC?

• hurricanes affected the coast

• not able to fish

• sounds offered protection

• hard to travel, only 1 port made trade difficult