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Unit 1 Part 1 North Carolina Geography 8th Grade Vocabulary - NRMS Shuping
Unit 1 Part 1 North Carolina Geography 8th Grade Vocabulary - NRMS Shuping
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Vocabulary terms for North Carolina land regions
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The customs, traditions, beliefs, and way of life of a group of people is known as...
climate
culture
language
environment
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The two mountain ranges in North Carolina are...
Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains, Rocky Mountains
Mt. Mitchell, Grandfather Mountain
Spencer Mountains, Rocky Mountains
3
This word describes the people of a certain place... (Ex. North Carolinians)
population
society
public
culture
4
Geography describing people, political systems, and modifications of the environment is...
human exercise
human geography
physical exercise
physical geography
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The height above or below a sea level is known as...
rivers
mountain
geography
elevation
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The dividing line between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont, marked by rapids and waterfalls is...
the Outer Banks.
the fall line.
home to polar bears.
the Piedmont.
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The following tool was used by explorers to determine true North for the purpose of navigation?
Sextant
Compass
GPS Box
Astrolabe
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This navigation tool was used by early sailors to find the latitude of a certain location?
Sextant
Astrolabe
Fall Line
Compass
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This famous explorer was the first to find an all water route to Asia?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Cabeza de Vaca
Christopher Columbus
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Mt. Mitchell is...
the tallest mountain on the moon.
the tallest mountain in NC & east of the Mississippi River.
located on the Coastal Plain.
snow capped year round.
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A Primary Source is...
a first-hand account by a person who witnessed the event.
story told to a writer by the friend of a witness.
the first grade you attend.
the first document you read.
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Topography is...
a series of waterfalls.
the physical terrain of a particular area.
a new dance requiring a top hat.
a type bear found in the mountains of North Carolina.
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The NC region between the Coastal Plain and Mountains (translates as foot hills) is known as...
the Piedmont.
mini mountains.
the coastal area.
Little River.
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Geography concerned with natural features and phenomena of the earth's surface is known as...
physical exercise
human geography
physical geography
human exercise
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This is the only river in NC which flows North and does not flow into the Atlantic...
New River
Mississippi River
Tar River
Yadkin River
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The Outer Banks are...
barriers of concrete built by Native Americans.
a good place to get buffalo wings.
a long strip of sandy islands along the NC coast.
financial institutions to deposit money.
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The weather patterns of a region over a long period of time is known as...
weather
atmosphere
climate
storms
18
This explorer is famous for searching for the "Fountain of Youth", and getting killed by a poison arrow?
Queen Isabella
Hernando de Soto
Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
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A broad flat region between the piedmont and the Atlantic Ocean in NC is known as...
the Mountains
the Atlantic Coastal Plain
the Piedmont Plain
the Land of Lakes
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This Italian explorer is credited for discovering the new world?
Christopher Columbus
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Hernando de Soto
Ponce de Leon
