NC Regions

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NC Regions

• Grace Rose
• Briana Cotton
• Leah Street

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Coastal Plain

• Grace Rose

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Basic Facts

• The county we live in is in this region(Beaufort)
• Many crops grow such as tobacco and cotton
• There are three divisions in this region the
  Outer Banks, the Tidewater, and the Inner Coastal
  Plain

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Landforms and Elevation

• There are islands, or land that is surrounded by
  water, called the Outer Banks
• There are wetlands (marshes and swaps) in the
  Tidewater
• Sand hills are hills of sand in the Inner Coastal
  Plain
• The elevation in the Coastal Plain is the lowest
  of the regions
• The Sand hills have the highest elevation in this
  region

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Climate

• The Coastal Plain is the mildest region in North
  Carolina
• The average temperature in the summer is less
  than 89 degrees and in the winter more than 40
  degrees

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Attractions

• Goose Creek State Park, Carolina Beach State
  Park, Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium, and Roanoke
  Island Aquarium are all popular attractions

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Other Cool Facts

• The first state capital was in this region (in
  New Bern)
• Some of the first colonies settled on Roanoke
  Island

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Piedmont

• Briana Cotton

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Temperature

• The daytime temperatures are usually in the mid
  fifties.The temperatures are below freezing at
  night.Daytime highs in the Piedmont often average
  over ninety degrees F thirty-two degrees C in
  the summer.

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What is in the Piedmont?

• The Piedmont is popular for hay and cattle
  production.This is also an area where products
  destined for the local urban centers,ranging
  grapes for wine are produced

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Trees

• The forest of the piedmont primarily hardwood
  with a variety of oak and hickory.On
  drier,recently disturbed sites,conifer forests
  dominated by loblolly pine occur.

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Landforms

• landforms in the Piedmont are plateaus and hills
• Even though there are only plateaus and hills in
  the Piedmont its population is a great amount

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Other Interesting Facts

• The James River winds its way among Piedmont
  hills in the middle of Virginia.Most of the hills
  in the Piedmont region are smaller than these.All
  five of the states largest cities are in the
  Piedmont.Pilot Mountain is one of the five lonely
  mountains.The other lonely mountains are Stone
  Mountain,Hanging Rock, Crowder's Mountain,and
  South Mountains, all of them are state parks.

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The Mountain Region

• Leah Street

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Landforms

• Mountains
• Although the only landforms in this region are
  mountains it is not at all tiny!

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Attractions

• Amusement Parks
• Museums
• Many theatres
• Beautiful scenery

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Climate

• The Mountain Region is the coolest region in N.C.
  
• Daytime is averaged at about 40 degrees.
• Cool summers rise slightly above 80 degrees
• Snowfall is usually 14-20 feet, often higher in
  elevations.

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Basic Facts

• This region is smaller than the other two
  regions.
• The elevation reaches over one mile high.
• This region covers an area of about 11,00 square
  miles and is the size of Massachusetts!

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Other Cool Facts

• Land Of The Sky is a common name for this region.
• The population of this region is 1,015,268.