Unit 1 - North Carolina Geography
Vocabulary
fall line – an imaginary line that extends from near Roanoke Rapids southwest past Raleigh and Fayetteville
climate – long-term atmospheric conditions
weather – short-term atmospheric conditions
Gulf Stream – the ocean current that runs northward along the North Carolina coast; it carries warm water from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic
region – a specific area where the lay of the land and the habits of the people are much the same
sound – an inland body of mixed water found through much of the Tidewater region
barrier island – a long chain of islands or sand spits along the state coastline
inlet – a break in the barrier islands that allows sea water to come in and out with the tides
wetland – soil that is soaked or flooded with water most of the year
estuary – that part of a river where it meets the sea; where fresh water and salt water mix
savanna – a flat grassland with some scattered trees
Carolina bays – elongated depressions in the ground found in the Coastal Plain
headwaters – the source or spring from which a river first flows
monadnock – a geological condition where a point of land stands out because all around it the land has been eroded
elevation – the height above sea level
bald – a mountain area usually above 6,000 feet in elevation where few trees grow
cove – a valley where streams cut out swathes wide enough for farming
westerlies – winds from the west that bring warmer air in the winter and cooler air in the summer
sandhills – concentrations of rolling sand ridges left over from an ancient change in the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean
loam – a rich soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a smaller proportion of clay
Unit 1 - North Carolina Geography
Vocabulary
fall line – an ______________________ that extends from near Roanoke Rapids southwest pastRaleigh and Fayetteville
climate – ___________________ atmospheric conditions
weather – ___________________ atmospheric conditions
Gulf Stream – the ocean current that _________________________ along the North Carolina coast;it carries ______________________ from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic
region – a specific area where ________________________________ people are much the same
sound – an inland body of _____________ found through much of the _____________________
barrier island – a long chain of ________________________________ along the state coastline
inlet – a break in the barrier islands that ______________________________________________
wetland – soil that is __________________________________ with water most of the year.
estuary – that part of a river where _________________________; where __________ water and _______________ water mix.
savanna – a ___________________________ with some scattered trees.
Carolina bays – elongated depressions in the ground ___________________________________.
headwaters – the source or spring from which ____________________________.
monadnock – a geological condition where a point of land stands out because ___________________________________________________________________.
elevation – the height _______________________________
bald – a mountain area usually above ____________ in elevation where ____________________
cove – a valley where streams cut out swathes _____________________________________.
westerlies – ___________________________ that bring ____________________ in the winter and_________________________ in the summer.
sandhills – concentrations of rolling sand ridges left over from _______________________________________________________________________________________________
loam – a ___________ ___________ containing a relatively equal mixture of ____________ and____________ and a smaller proportion of ______________.
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