The 3 Regions of North Carolina

Absolute location describes an objects...

• location using cardinal directions

• location relative to the Earth

• location relative to another object

Relative location describes an objects...

• location in general terms; such as: next to

• location using latitude and longitude

• location using a coordinate guide

Identify the 3 distinct landforms that characterize North Carolina.

• Mountains, Piedmont, Costal Plain

• Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Costal Plain

• Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plain

Match the characteristics with the correct landform below.

largest mountain range in the eastern United States, stretches from Canada to northern Alabama

• Appalachian Mountains

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

Match the characteristics with the correct landform below.

low, flat to gently sloping land that extends along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

• Appalachian Mountains

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

Match the characteristics with the correct landform below.

hilly, rolling land, borders the Coastal Plain. Includes a broad flat area of high land

• Appalachian Mountains

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

The three landforms of North Carolina make up the three major geographic regions of the state.

What are the 3 regions of North Carolina

• Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plain

• Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plain

A region is an area defined by...

• lakes and rivers

• similar characteristics

• its location on Earth

True or False

All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places.

• True

• False

What state borders North Carolina to the north?

• Virginia

• Tennessee

• South Carolina

• Georgia