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| What does the elevation of the coastal plain range from? |
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| What marks the boundry between the coastal plain and the peidmont? |
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| The boundry between the coastal plain and the peidmont runs from what county to what county? |
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| Richmond County to Halifax County |
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| a line that connects where rapids and water falls are first found going from east to west |
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| How many regions are inside of the coastal plain?What are they? |
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| 2; tidewater, and inner coastal plains |
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| The coastal plain covers approximately how many miles? What percent of the entire state is this? |
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| What is another name for the Tidewater? |
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| How far inward does the tidewater stretch? |
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| What are the major cities in the tidewater region? |
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| Washington, Elizebeth City, Edenton, New Bern, Beufort, Wilmington, Southport, Morehead City |
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| What two of NC largest universities are in the tidewater region? |
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| Elizebeth City University and University of NC at Wilmington |
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| Why are salt marshes inportant to the enviroment? |
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| they help control erosion, cleanse the water, and serve as a nursery for the fish |
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| What are the two national seashores that stretch 170 miles along the coast? |
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| Cape Lookout National Seashore and Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
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| Who is the Great Dismal Swamp named by and what was his home state? |
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| Col. William Byrd of Virginia |
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| In what year did the Great Dismal Canal begin? |
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| Is the Great Dismal Swamp the oldest waterway in the United States? |
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| What crops are grown in the inner coastal plain? |
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| Bright leaf tobacco, cotton, corn, wheat, soybeans, fruits, peanuts, vegetables |
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| What meats are the inner coastal plain known for? |
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| What are the major Military bases in the inner coastal plain? |
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| Fort Bragg, Seymor-Johnson Air Force Base, Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point Marine Air Station |
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| What is the name of the major ammunition port on the Cape Fear river? |
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| What are the major cities in the inner coastal plain? |
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| Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Wilson, Rocky Mount, and Greenville |
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| What three state universities are in the inner coastal plain? |
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| Fayetteville State University, East Carolina State University, UNC Pembroke |
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| What was UNC Pembroke originally founded for? |
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| the education of the Lumbee Native Americans |
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| What does the word peidmont mean? |
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| at the foot or base of the mountains |
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| What does the elevation of the peidmont range? |
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| 500-1500 ft above sea level |
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| The peidmont cover approximatly how many miles? Which is what percent of the entire state? |
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| What are major cities in the Peidmont? |
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| Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte |
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| What is Charlotte's nickname and why? |
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| The Queen City because it is named after Queen Charlotte, the wife ofd King George III |
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| Why did the major cities in the peidmont grow so quickly? |
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| the NC Railroad and the tobacco/textile trade in the 1800's |
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| What part of nature helped the textile and tobacco trades grow? |
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| What universities are in the peidmont? |
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| Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, Wake Forest, UNC Greensboro, UNC Charlotte, NC Agriculture and Technology |
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| What does the elevation of the mountain region range? |
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| 1500-6600 ft above sea level |
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| What chain is the North Carolina mountains part of? |
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| The Appalachain Mountain Chain |
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| What is the eastern range of the NC mountains known as? |
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| What is the western range of the NC mountains known as? |
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| The Great Smokey Mountains |
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| How many peaks are in the NC mountains? |
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| How many miles does the NC mountains cover? About what percent of the total state is this? |
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| In what city is Biltmore Estate located? |
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| Why was the Biltmore Estate built? |
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| a summer home for the Vanderbilt family |
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| What two american famous authors came from the NC mountains? |
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| Carl Sandberg & Thomas Wolfe |
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| Who were the Appalachian Mountains named after? |
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| native american group known as the appalachie |
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| Who named the Appalachian Mountains? |
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| In what year was the Appalachain Mountains first explored and by who? |
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| From what state to what state do the appalachain chain run? |
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| What is the tallest mountain in NC? |
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| How tall is the tallest mountain in NC? |
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| In what county is the tallest mountain in NC? |
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| Is the tallest mountain in NC the tallest in eastern US? |
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| What type of farming is promenient in the mountain region? |
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| What crops are grown in the mountain region? |
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| burley tobacco, corn, soybeans, wheat, vegetables, apples, and christmas trees(pine trees) |
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| What two major colleges are located in the mountain region? |
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| Western Carolina University and Appalachain Universty |
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| What four rivers in NC flow into the sounds? |
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| Chowan, Roanoke, Tar-Pamlico, Neuse |
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| What is the only river in NC that flows directly into the Atlantic? |
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| What is the state's largest natural lake? |
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| Name the three largest natural lakes in NC in order from largest to smallest. |
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| Mattamuskeet, Phelps, Waccamaw ???????? |
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| Name the three largest man made lakes in NC? |
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| What is a continental shelf? |
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| an underwater plain extending out from a continent. The water is usually less than 300ft deep. This is where most of the fish are found. |
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| shallow areas along the continental shelf, where the water is usualy 30 ft or less |
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| places where the ocean flows between the islands of the Outer Banks |
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| What are NC's major inlets? |
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| Oregon Inlet, Ocracoke Inlet, and the Hatteras Inlet |
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| What two currents are off the coast of NC? |
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| Labrador Current and the Gulf Stream |
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