Do Now Activity (Tues. Aug. 31st)

• List 5 reasons why people travel from place to place?or

• List 5 ways people adapt to their environment?

The Geography of N. Carolina

CHAPTER 1

North Carolina’s Land Regions

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North Carolina’s Climate & Weather

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Hurricanes!!!

p.13

North Carolina’s Natural Resources

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North Carolina’s Natural Resources

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ASSESSMENT TEST

CHAPTER 1…ready?

“The Influence of Geography”This selection describes the effects of geography on the early settlement of North Carolina. Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.

A North Carolina historian . . . once wrote, “When Nature came to design the topography of eastern North Carolina, she almost persuaded herself to create a great maritime [sea-based] center.” But . . . nature intended instead that North Carolina should first be an agricultural region—soil and climate dictate [demand] this. . . .The lack of good harbors meant that few settlers would come directly to North Carolina from abroad. Many made their way to the Carolina frontier from Charles Town, Norfolk, or Philadelphia. . . .The course of the rivers in the Piedmont channeled traffic. Travelers used the rivers’ waters or the roads along their level banks, not to get to the towns of the Coastal Plain but into South Carolina. The Dan River carried trade into Virginia. The lack of deepwater ports along the coast forced the delivery of much produce to the markets of Virginia and South Carolina.– William S. Powell, North Carolina Through Four Centuries. Chapel Hill, NC: The

University of North Carolina Press, 1989.

1. Which characteristic explains why early North Carolina was not a great maritime center?

A. Its coastal waters were shallow and shifting.B. Winds kept ships from landing in the colony.C. Its land was not fertile.D. Coastal wildlife made shipping dangerous.

1. Which characteristic explains why early North Carolina was not a great maritime center?

A. Its coastal waters were shallow and shifting.B. Winds kept ships from landing in the colony.C. Its land was not fertile.D. Coastal wildlife made shipping dangerous.

2. Why would few settlers from abroad come directly to North Carolina?

A. The colony’s rivers flowed into Virginia.B. The colony had so few good harbors.C. Weather made the trip too dangerous.D. Most settlers preferred to stay in Norfolk.

2. Why would few settlers from abroad come directly to North Carolina?

A. The colony’s rivers flowed into Virginia.B. The colony had so few good harbors.C. Weather made the trip too dangerous.D. Most settlers preferred to stay in Norfolk.

3. According to the passage, what happened in North Carolina because of the lack of deepwater ports?

A. Agriculture never played a major role in North Carolina’s development.

B. Fishing never developed as a major economic activity in North Carolina.

C. Much of North Carolina’s produce had to be sold in other colonies.

D. People in North Carolina felt isolated and refused to trade.

3. According to the passage, what happened in North Carolina because of the lack of deepwater ports?

A. Agriculture never played a major role in North Carolina’s development.

B. Fishing never developed as a major economic activity in North Carolina.

C. Much of North Carolina’s produce had to be sold in other colonies.

D. People in North Carolina felt isolated and refused to trade.

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