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North Carolina Geologic History

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  • Q1
    The very first mountains to form in North Carolina were the:
    Appalachian Mts.
    Blue Ridge Mts.
    Grenville Mts.
    Great Smokey Mts.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is not a major region of North Carolina?
    Mud Flats
    Coastal Plains
    Piedmont
    Mountains
    30s
  • Q3
    The Fall Line, a great drop in elevation, formed around 5 million years ago and runs through this city?
    Hickory
    Charlotte
    Fayetteville
    Raleigh
    30s
  • Q4
    What type of plate boundary created the Applachain mountains in North Carolina?
    None of these created the mountains
    Convergent
    Transform
    Divergent
    30s
  • Q5
    North Carolina's barrier islands were formed by:
    earthquakes
    convergent plate boundaries
    divergent plate boundaries
    volcanic eruptions
    30s
  • Q6
    The ___________ region of North Carolina consists of gently rolling countryside.
    Sandhills
    Mountains
    Coastal Plain
    Piedmont
    30s
  • Q7
    What is region A on the North Carolina map?
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    Mountains
    Foothills
    Piedmont
    Coastal Plain
    30s
  • Q8
    What is region B on the North Carolina map?
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    Coastal Plains
    Piedmont
    Mountains
    Sandhills
    30s
  • Q9
    What is region C on the North Carolina map?
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    Mountains
    Sandhills
    Coastal Plains
    Piedmont
    30s
  • Q10
    Which county is Rowan County?
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    D
    B
    C
    A
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the circled area in the diagram know as?
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    Outer Banks
    Atlantic Beaches
    Hurricane Alley
    Cape Hatteras
    30s
  • Q12
    The Appalachian Mountains were formed during:
    The separation of Pangaea
    The collision between North American and South America
    A massive hot spot eruption
    The formation of Pangaea
    30s

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