Social Studies Unit 2 Assessment

What are the three regions of North Carolina?

• Piedmont, Mountain, and the Blue Ridge Parkway

• Piedmont, Mountain, and Coastal Plain

• Mountains, Charlotte, and Asheville

• Coastal Plains, the Triad, and Virginia

According to the map below, how is the Piedmont region different from the other two regions of North Carolina?

• The Piedmont region is having little to no growth, while the other regions are growing consistently.

• All of the regions are having little to no growth.

• The Piedmont region’s population decreased more than both of the other regions.

• The Piedmont region has had higher growth rates than both of the other two regions of North Carolina.

Which major industries have been developed in the Coastal Plains?

• Agriculture, fishing, major ports, and tourism

• Cattle and grains

• Fruit, mining, and fishing

• Cattle and technology

In which region of North Carolina will you find the very first European settlements

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains

• Cape Hatteras

What are some major reasons why people settled in North Carolina’s mountain region?

• People brought their trade to North Carolina to attract tourists and they wanted to get rich through the fishing industry.

• Settlers were looking for gold in the North Carolina mines and seeking religious freedom from their home country.

• The first Settlers were chased from their homelands and today people move for job security in the lumber industry.

• People found jobs in logging and mining, so they settled in the mountains.

What is an attraction for tourists in the mountain region?

• The Biltmore 

• The Blue Ridge Parkway 

• Ski Resorts 

• All of the above 

Which of the following best describes reasons for the development of the Piedmont region? 

•  Tourism and the beaches of North Carolina have helped develop the Piedmont region. 

• Fishing and ports for ships on the coast of North Carolina have contributed to the development of the Piedmont region. 

• The mountains in North Carolina have allowed it to be one of the reasons for the development of the Piedmont region.

• Traditional industries such as furniture making and textiles, along with educational opportunities and the latest research in technology have helped to develop the Piedmont region. 

Which of the following best describes the migration of Native peoples of the Coastal Plains region (forced or voluntary)? 

•  It was voluntary. The Native peoples happily left their homeland and moved elsewhere.

•  It was voluntary. The European settlers and Native peoples peacefully agreed to share the land. 

• It was forced. Native peoples were forced by war to leave their homeland and move elsewhere. 

•  It was forced. The European settlers decided to leave the land to the Native peoples and move elsewhere. 

How did the population of the mountain region evolve?

• The Settlers and Cherokee tribe lived together happily in the mountain region 

• The Settlers arrived and displaced the Cherokee people 

•  The Cherokee people arrived and displaced the Settlers 

• The Settlers and the Cherokee people did not live in the same region 

In which region of North Carolina will you find the very first European settlements?

• Piedmont

•  Coastal Plains 

• Mountains 

• Cape Hatteras