Download The Five Land Regions of Alabama

The Five Land Regions
of Alabama
Alabama History book page 5
Highland Rim and
Cumberland Plateau
• Location- along the Tennessee River
• Description- Highland Rim has level
plains of fertile soil and gently rolling
hills. The Cumberland Plateau has
steep canyons p6
Ridge and Valley
• Location- below the Cumberland
Plateau, includes Birmingham and Red
Mountain
• Description- very hilly, has iron ore,
coal, and limestone that was caused
by erosion
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View from Red Mountain
The Piedmont Area
• Location- East of Birmingham (our
region) Piedmont means ‘foot of the
mountains’ in French
• Description- highest point is Mount
Cheaha
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The Coastal Plain
• Location- Below the Piedmont, the
border between the two is the Fall
Line.
• Description- makes up more than half
of the state
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Upper Coastal Plain
• Description- rich, dark soil known as
the Black Belt. Created by the ocean
that once covered this region
• One of the best places in the state
to grow cotton
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Lower Coastal Plain
• Description- reaches from the Black
Belt to the Gulf of Mexico
• Longleaf pines cover this part of the
state. Timber is the main crop.
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The Gulf Coast
• Location- Southern tip of the state
• Description- fifty miles of coastline,
marshes, bays, and barrier islands.
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Why is the landscape
always changing on the
gulf?
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Tides
Winds
Hurricanes
Storms
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