Regions of NC

What do geographers use to learn about the world?

• counties

• regions

• countries

• states

What physical characteristics can define a region?

• culture

• landforms

• history

• people

What human characteristics can define a region?

• biomes

• landforms

• climate

• population

Which is NOT a region of North Carolina?

• Mountain

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Central Valley

What is one thing that is distinct about people in the Outer Banks?

• red hair color

• a distinct dialect

• an all-meat diet

• They are very tall.

Appalachia and the Blue Ridge both belong to which region?

• Mountain

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Central Valley

What connects two bodies of water?

• bay

• loch

• fjord

• sound

Which region borders the Piedmont and Coastal Plain?

• Fall Line

• Blue Ridge

• Sand Hills

• Outer Banks

Which physical feature limited settlers' travels upriver?

• Fall Line

• Appalachia

• Blue Ridge

• Albemarle Sound

What are low hills in the Piedmont called?

• dunes

• prominence

• monadnocks

• sounds