North Carolina Piedmont Region

The Piedmont Region is located between the ___ and the ___.

Piedmont is a French word meaning _____.

The _____ is a semicircular band of cities and towns.

A place where a sea, river or other body of water becomes shallow.

A broad flat area of high land raised above the surrounding land.

a line joining the waterfalls on numerous rivers that marks the point where each river descends from the upland to the lowland.

a stream flowing into a larger stream of lake

Below the fall line you will find ....

Rivers that drain on the eastern side of the Blue Ridge create streams and valleys that are not passable, however, people in this region use this area for ...

The largest planned research center in the United States lies inside the Piedmont and is found in ...