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. The name Piedmont comes from the Italian "pied" (foot) and "monte" (hill). 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:
National Geographic Society. “Piedmont.” National Geographic Society. National Geographic, October 9, 2012. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/piedmont/.
"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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The origin of the term
The origin of the term "Piedmont" is Italian, a region in Northwest Italy at the foot of the Alps.
Yes, the origin of the
Yes, the origin of the descriptive word Piedmont is Italian, absolutely not French. People claiming to be educators should get their act together-- or be forever ignored.
The specific Italian region is the Piemonte, at the foot of the Italian Alps-- close to Torino, where the 2006 Olympics were held, and where my maternal grandfather was a dirt-poor tenant farmer before leaving for the U.S. in 1906.
By the way, it's so nice to see that most Americans now are calling that lovely city Torino, instead of the stomach ache-inducing Turin. Thanks so much.
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All it showed was fall colors
All it showed was fall colors on trees, there is not a lot of information.
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Hello,
Towards the top of the article is is a "see also". Click those links to get more information.
Erin Bradford, Government and Heritage Library
What are the tourist
What are the tourist attractions in the Piedmont region of North Carolina.
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Hello,
This is some of the attractions. https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-do/tripstravel-ideas/experience-north-carol... others include amusement parks like Carowinds in Charlotte and Emerald Pointe in Greensboro as well as the zoo in Asheboro and lots of museums.
Erin Bradford, Government and Heritage Library
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