NC Piedmont Region Quiz

The piedmont is the ________________ region of North Carolina.

• coastal

• central

• mountainous

• plain

The ____________ line separates the piedmont from the coastal plain.

• Fall

• Border

• Equator

• Division

The soil in the piedmont is mostly _____________ _____________.

• black dirt

• red clay

• sandy loam

• rocky soil

Several isolated _____________________ ranges are located in the piedmont.

• Mountain

• Desert

• Forest

• Valley

________________ ___________________ was a settlement established by the Pee Dee Indians in the Sandhills area of the Piedmont.

• Town Creek

• River Bend

• Lake Shore

• Hillside

The ____________________ and other tribes established a trading path from the piedmont to Virginia.

• Catawba

• Cherokee

• Tuscarora

• Sioux

Most settlers in the backcountry were ______________________ _________________________ who cultivated small tracts of land.

• subsistence farmers

• large plantation owners

• merchants

• craftsmen

People in the piedmont strongly urged that the __________________ be centrally located.

• capital

• government

• marketplace

• school

The 1788 ___________________ voted that Raleigh should be our state capital.

• convention

• assembly

• council

• committee

Pottery making developed in the piedmont because of the region's _______________________ ____________ ______________.

• abundant clay soil

• rich mineral deposits

• fertile farmland

• access to waterways