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Coastal Plain
Cody Hartwell
Land along the coast
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These barrier is land are part of North Carolina
Coastal Plain Region
It stretches 140miles inland from the barrier is
lands
North Carolina’s Costal Plain Region has three
different areas of low lands
One low land is the outer banks, the other two
low lands are the tidewater and inner Coastal
Plain
Water, water every where
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Some of the lands the Coastal Plan are so close
to sea level that much of them are wet
Wet lands are a very good environment for
certain kid of plants and animals
One kind of wet land is a marsh
Near the ocean the marshes are filled with salty
seawater
Farther in land these marshes become filled with
fresh water
The tide water
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The tide water’s name
tells us that this
area’s low-lying Coast
land is affected by
tides
The great Dismal Swamp
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The world dismal means “gloomy”, people
enjoy visiting the Great Dismal Swamp
It has miles of wild and beautiful scenery
Part of the swamp is a national wild life
refuge or a safe home for animal
President George Washington called the
area “a glorious paradise”
Natural likes
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North Carolina has 8 natural lakes
Mattamuskeet is the largest natural lake
The deepest spot in the lake is only 5 feet
deep
Its name from the Native American word
that means “It is a moving swamp”
The Inner Coastal Plain
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Is where our state’s richest farm land is
located
Much of this soil was deposited in the
Inner Coastal Plain several of North
Carolinas rivers flow through the Inner
Coastal Plain
On their way to the Atlantic River
The Sand Hills
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The sand hills are hill of rough, sandy soil
The sand hill are not good growing most
crops
People from all over the would come to
the sand hills to play gold on the beautiful
courses
Piedmont
Fabian
Piedmont
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Means foot of the mountain
Has rolling hills.
Has the Largest population of all
regions
7 of the 10 largest cities are in the
piedmont.
The piedmont used to be made up of
mountains , but over time water eroded
the mountains into hills.
Mountains and piedmont
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Pilot mountain is used as
a guide in the Piedmont
for travelers brushy
Mountains are famous for
gemstones
Square town mountains
area source of granite
A quarry is a place where
stone is cut or blasted out
of ground
Mountains
Cody Hartwell
Fabian Palacios
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Mountains
Great Smokey mountains
are covered in a grey and
white mist just like the
blue mist
Great Smokey mountains
National park is the most
popular national park in
the U.S
People come to ski, hike,
camp look at the scenery,
picnic, fish, white water
raft, bike, etc