Our State Geography in a Snap: Three Regions Overview [1]
Our State Geography in a Snap: Three Regions Overview
Reprinted with permission from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction [2] website.
The three landforms of North Carolina make up the three major geographic regions of the state: the Coastal Plain [3], the Piedmont [4], and the Mountains [5]. The Coastal Plain Region is usually divided into two sub regions: the Outer Coastal Plain, commonly referred to as the Tidewater; and the Inner Coastal, which is less impacted by the effects of the ocean as it is located further inward.
North Carolina regions by county
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View the list of North Carolina counties. [7]
North Carolina physical regions
Sources:
"Geography of North Carolina," North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/socialstudies/elementary/studentsampler/20geography#maps [9] (accessed March 26, 2012).
Raisa, E. 1940. Landforms of the United States. Reprinted in The North Carolina Atlas Revisited.
1 January 2012
