Geography & Environment [1]
Geography & Environment
Cities [2]
Counties [4]
Exploring North Carolina: Geography & Climate [5]
Exploring North Carolina: Geography & Places [6]
Exploring North Carolina: Historic Places & Natural Areas [7]
Exploring North Carolina: Maps & Cartographers [8]
Geography [10]
North Carolina Maps & Surveying History [8]
Mines and Mineral Resources [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Parks [13]
Places of Interest [14]
Plants [15]
Regions [16]
Rivers [17]
Wildlife [18]
Quick geography Facts
by Emily Horton, 2012.
Highest Point: Mt. Mitchell- 6,684 feet above sea level
Number of Counties in North Carolina: 100
Major Cities: Raleigh (Capital), Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem
Bordering States: Geogia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Major Crops: Tobacco, Sweet Potatoes, Dry Beans, Soybeans, Cotton
Dinosaur Fossils Found in North Carolina: Hypsibema, Lophorhothon, Zatomus
Educator Resources:
Grade 8: Exploring NC’s Government and Environment with The Lorax. North Carolina Civic Education Consortium. https://k12database.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/04/NCGovtEn... [19]
Sources:
"Geography of North Carolina," North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, https://www.dpi.nc.gov [20] (accessed March 26, 2012).
"North Carolina: Facts, Map, and State Symbol," Enchanted Learning, last modified 2010, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/ [21] (accessed March 26, 2012).
"North Carolina Geography and Climate," Secretary of State/Kids Page," http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/ [22](accessed March 26, 2012).
"Social Studies: Elementary Resouces: Student Sampler:: Geography," North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Website, https://www.dpi.nc.gov [20] (accessed March 27, 2012).
1 January 2012 | Horton, Emily S.