Our State Geography in a Snap: The Piedmont Region
Reprinted with permission from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website.
Related Entries: Raleigh; Greensboro; Settlement of the Piedmont; Mountains; Coastal Plain; Regional Vegetation
The Piedmont is the middle region of the state, located between the Coastal Plain and the Mountain regions. Piedmont is a French word meaning "foot of the mountain." The elevations of this region range from about 300 feet in the western Coastal Plain to about 1,500 feet near the mountains. The boundary between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont is called the fall line or fall zone. Along this are, rivers flow from the older, harder rocks of the Piedmont to the softer rocks of the coastal Plain. Along the fall line, rivers form shoals, low waterfalls, and rapids. Below the fall line, streams are usually sluggish and smooth-flowing. Above the fall line, the streams are rocky and shallow, making boating difficult. The land of the Piedmont is called a plateau because it is high and mostly flat.
Sources:
"Social Studies:: Elementary Resouces:: Student Sampler:: Geography," North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Website. https://www.dpi.nc.gov/ (accessed March 27, 2012).
Video Credit:
"Scenic Flight: Fall Colors of North Carolina (Ashboro)," video courtesy Sprasad007, of uploaded on October 30, 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuPyeQZXRTI (accessed March 27, 2012).
1 January 2012 | Anonymous
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Could you post some
Could you post some topographic maps and geologic Maps?
Hello,
Hello,
You can find some topographic maps for the state at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/north-c.... This site is with the state's Department of Environmental Quality agency. They also have some interactive geological maps at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/north-c....
Hope this helps!
Erin Bradford, Government and Heritage Library
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doesent help at allllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally agree not helpful
I totally agree not helpful
exactly. give more
exactly. give more information or something. at least a video of information we need to know about the piedmont region.
Dear Maddy,
Dear Maddy,
Thank you for visiting NCpedia. Please let us know how we can help you in the future.
Francesca Evans, Government & Heritage Library
Population? Demographics?
Population? Demographics?
You can follow links at the
You can follow links at the top of the article to learn more. This article is meant to be more of a summary of the region.
Erin Bradford, Goverment and Heritage Library
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is was gamer but also trash so idk what im doing with my life
This was very inspiration,
This was very inspiration, thank you very much!
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