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North Carolina “The Old North State” Location The relative location of North Carolina is in the Southeastern United States Location Bordered by: (north) Virginia (south) South Carolina and Georgia (west) Tennessee (east) Atlantic Ocean The Four Geographical regions Coastal Plain Region Inner Coastal Plain – Farther inland Tidewater -closest to the Atlantic Ocean Tidewater region Outer Banks chain of islands off the coast of North Carolina Tidewater region Outer Banks 3 Capes Nickname: Graveyard of the Atlantic Cape Hatteras Cape Lookout Cape Fear Tidewater Region Sounds Large bodies of water between the islands and the mainland of North Carolina Tidewater Region Swampy, marshy and sandy soil Not good for farming Great Dismal Swamp- share with Virginia Green Swamp- southeastern NC Inner Coastal Plain Center of Agriculture Fertile soil Fall Line An imaginary line that separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain At the Fall Line the rivers fall and level off as they enter the Coastal Plain where they slow down and become wider Piedmont Between the Coastal Plain and the Mountains Piedmont Center of manufacturing most populated region Triangle: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill Triad: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point Metro: Charlotte area Mountains Oldest mountains in the world Mt. Mitchell: highest peak east of the Mississippi River Mountains The Appalachian Mountains stretch from Maine down to Georgia Mountains Total Population 2000 census-----8,049,313 Ranked 11th in population in the US Rivers of North Carolina Coastal Plain • All, except the Cape Fear, flow into sounds Piedmont Mountains • All flow into South Carolina • Flow into Tennessee and end up in the Ohio River • Slow moving • Fast moving; waterfalls 3.Greensboro 5. Winston-Salem Largest Cities 4. Durham 2. Raleigh 10. Asheville 1. Charlotte 6. Fayetteville 9. Wilmington Government President Barack Obama National: Senators: Kay Hagan Richard Burr US representatives in Congress: 13 State: Governor: Beverly Perdue Lt. Governor: Walter Dalton Governor Beverly Perdue Local: Mayor: Bill Bell Mayor Bill Bell