Geography overview

NC 8.G.1.2 Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up) 

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Geography is: the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.

Geography can be: 

  • Local, Regional, National, Continental, Hemispherical
  • Rivers, Mountains, Marshlands, Swamps, Deserts, Coastal
  • Depicted by maps

Map reading:

  • Uses Cardinal Directions : N, S, E, W
  • Compass Rose    

Whole Class:

Now lets look at a map of North Carolina

North Carolina Map / Geography of North Carolina/ Map of North ...

Mountains, Piedmont, Inner Coastal Plain/Sand-hills, Coastal Plain, Tidewater are the 5 Regions

What States do we Border? What is the 5th Border?