NC Geography Book Scavenger Hunt
Directions: On your own sheet of paper answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES and YOUR OWN WORDS. Use pages 7-17 to find the answers.
1. What is a geographic region?
2. What have geographers in North Carolina used to identify the different regions?
3. What are the three MAIN regions?
4. The Coastal Plain is divided into what other part?
5. Why was the Outer Banks nicknamed the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”? What caused it?
6. What is the Outer Banks made up of?
7. The Outer Banks are made up of barrier islands. What are barrier islands?
8. Are the barrier islands constantly changing and shifting? Explain.
9. What are the three main points of land that jut out into the ocean along the barrier islands?
10. Name the bodies of water that separate the Outer Banks from the mainland.
11. How wide is the Coastal Plain?
12. How far above sea level is the Coastal Plain?
13. Why was the coast given the nickname Tidewater?
14. This region has rolling hills?
15. Elevations in this region range from ____ to ____?
16. Characterize Piedmonts clay?
17. The imaginary line that divides the Piedmont and Coastal Plains is called what? What is it?
18. Why couldn’t ships travel upstream beyond the fall line (Not in the book- You need to THINK about it)?
19. What chain of mountains is located in the mountain region?
20. What is the highest mountain in North Carolina and east of the Mississippi River?
21. What is the difference between weather and climate? .
22. North Carolina is part of the Sun Belt. What is this?
23. Why does North Carolina have moderate year round temperature?
24. What positive affect has this brought (the moderate year round temperature)?
25. Why does the mountain region have colder temperatures (2 reasons)?
26. What are the different types of precipitation?
27. Does North Carolina receive an even amount of precipitation throughout the year?
28. Explain what environment is?
29. What is a natural resource?
30. Describe the soil in the Coastal Plain?
31. Describe the soil in the Piedmont?
32. Describe the soil in the Mountains?
33. Why is North Carolina nicknamed “natures sample case”?
34. What are some rocks and/or minerals found in the Coastal Plain?
35. What are some rocks and/or minerals found in the Piedmont?
36. What are some rocks and/or minerals found in the Mountains?
37. What is North Carolinas state flower?
38. Name some of the plant life that exists in North Carolina?
39. Why is North Carolina the nation’s leading producer of wooden furniture?
40. Name some of the wild life that exists in North Carolina?
41. Because of our nearness to the Atlantic Ocean and the many rivers and lakes, we also have fish as another natural resource. Name some types.
42. One of the most valuable resources on earth is ______and comes in the form of_____?
NC Geography Book Scavenger Hunt
Directions: On your own sheet of paper answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES and YOUR OWN WORDS. Use pages 7-17 to find the answers.
1. What is a geographic region?
2. What have geographers in North Carolina used to identify the different regions?
3. What are the three MAIN regions?
4. The Coastal Plain is divided into what other part?
5. Why was the Outer Banks nicknamed the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”? What caused it?
6. What is the Outer Banks made up of?
7. The Outer Banks are made up of barrier islands. What are barrier islands?
8. Are the barrier islands constantly changing and shifting? Explain.
9. What are the three main points of land that jut out into the ocean along the barrier islands?
10. Name the bodies of water that separate the Outer Banks from the mainland.
11. How wide is the Coastal Plain?
12. How far above sea level is the Coastal Plain?
13. Why was the coast given the nickname Tidewater?
14. This region has rolling hills?
15. Elevations in this region range from ____ to ____?
16. Characterize Piedmonts clay?
17. The imaginary line that divides the Piedmont and Coastal Plains is called what? What is it?
18. Why couldn’t ships travel upstream beyond the fall line (Not in the book- You need to THINK about it)?
19. What chain of mountains is located in the mountain region?
20. What is the highest mountain in North Carolina and east of the Mississippi River?
21. What is the difference between weather and climate? .
22. North Carolina is part of the Sun Belt. What is this?
23. Why does North Carolina have moderate year round temperature?
24. What positive affect has this brought (the moderate year round temperature)?
25. Why does the mountain region have colder temperatures (2 reasons)?
26. What are the different types of precipitation?
27. Does North Carolina receive an even amount of precipitation throughout the year?
28. Explain what environment is?
29. What is a natural resource?
30. Describe the soil in the Coastal Plain?
31. Describe the soil in the Piedmont?
32. Describe the soil in the Mountains?
33. Why is North Carolina nicknamed “natures sample case”?
34. What are some rocks and/or minerals found in the Coastal Plain?
35. What are some rocks and/or minerals found in the Piedmont?
36. What are some rocks and/or minerals found in the Mountains?
37. What is North Carolinas state flower?
38. Name some of the plant life that exists in North Carolina?
39. Why is North Carolina the nation’s leading producer of wooden furniture?
40. Name some of the wild life that exists in North Carolina?
41. Because of our nearness to the Atlantic Ocean and the many rivers and lakes, we also have fish as another natural resource. Name some types.
42. One of the most valuable resources on earth is ______and comes in the form of_____?