• Homework: Get interactive notebook by September 3rd.

• Warm Up 1: What is geography? How does it affect where we live?

• Objective: Scholars will be able to identify and describe North Carolina’s major geographic features.

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US Geography ChartLandform What is it? How might it have

affected Native Americans?

How might it have affected European settlers?

Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain

Appalachian Mountains

Central Plains

Rocky Mountains

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Discovery Education USA geography map

Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains

• Low elevation, flat• Runs through NC• Where rivers meet the sea• Swamps and wetlands• Many animals• Poor soil

Appalachian Mountains

• Go through NC• Many trees• Natural boundary

Central Plains

• Flat• Grassy prairies• Many Native Americans lived here• Good for farming

Rocky Mountains

• High, jagged mountain peaks• One of the longest mountain ranges in the

world • Located on the western side of the US

NC Map Activity• Using the NC Map and pp A14-A15 in text, label:• Regions (coast, piedmont, mountains)• Mountains (Great Smokey Mountains and Appalachian Mountains• Major cities (Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington,

Fayetville)• Major waters (Atlantic Ocean, Pamlico Sound, Albemarle Sound)• Cape Fear, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras

• Writing: If you were a settler coming to America for the first time, which region would you like to live in and why? At least 5 sentences.