WorksheetsNC Regions Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which region does the Great Smoky Mountains have one of the greatest variety of plants found anywhere outside of the rain forest?
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Piedmont
2.
In which region were textiles, tobacco, and furniture regarded as the three principal industries in the state for a large part of its history?
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Piedmont
3.
Cape Hatteras, located in the ______________ region, has been called the graveyard of the Atlantic because of the dangers just offshore.
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Piedmont
4.
This region takes up about a third of the area of NC. Two central characteristics of this region are its flatness and its soil
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountains
d)
Piedmont
5.
In Latin, this region means “foot of the mountains.”
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountains
d)
Piedmont
6.
Residents of this region have generally lived in rural crossroads hamlets and small tobacco towns.
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Piedmont
7.
Research Triangle Park located between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, has been a leader in technology innovation in this region.
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Piedmont
8.
In this region, the Blue Ridge forms the eastern boundary of the Appalachian Mountains, some of the oldest in the world.
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Piedmont
9.
The land in this region is greatly influenced by the daily movement of the ocean’s tides.
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountains
d)
Piedmont
10.
The most famous barrier islands along the coast of this region are called the Outer Banks.
a)
Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Piedmont
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