North Carolina has a diverse geography, from the coastal plain along the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mountains. It has a long history dating back to Spanish settlement in the 16th century and played an important role in the Civil War. Today, North Carolina has a large economy focused on 15 metropolitan areas and is home to many colleges, universities, and attractions. The state is known for music, NASCAR racing, and ships like the USS North Carolina battleship.
2. Geography
• North Carolina is a southern state
• Borders Virginia to the north, South Carolina
to the south, Tennessee on the west and the
Atlantic Ocean to the east
• Coastal Plan makes up 45%
• Piedmont Region makes up 35%
• Appalachian Mountains and foothills
3. Climate
• The coastal plain is influenced by the Atlantic
Ocean keeps temperatures mild in the winter
(40-60) and moderate in the summer (89).
• The Atlantic Ocean has less of an influence on
the Piedmont Region which has hotter
summer (90-100) and colder winters (40 or
below)
• Appalachian Mountains are the coldest with
daytime highs only in the 30’s.
4. History
• 1567 : Spanish colonial forces • 1861 : Last of the Confederate
were the first to settle. States to declare secession from
• 1729 : Once known as The the union.
Province of Carolina, the • 1865 : North Carolina regiment
northern and southern parts fired the last shots to end Civil
separated. War.
• 1781 : General Cornwallis won • 1865: End of the war, slavery was
the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, abolished
present day Greensboro. • 1903 : Wright Brother flew the
• 1789 : North Carolina became the first plane at Kitty Hawk
12th state to ratify the • 1996 : Divers found a bronze bell
constitution. dated 1705, an English musket
• 1861 : First Confederate soldier to gun barrel, and 18th century
be killed in the Civil war was from cannons and cannon balls
North Carolina. belonging to the Queen Anne’s
Revenge. This ship belonged to
Black Beard
5. Demographics
• White 68.5%
• African American 21.5%
• Hispanic or Latino 8.4%
• Asian 2.2%
• Pacific Outlander 0.1%
• Some other race 4.3%
• Two or more races 2.2%
• Largest city is Charlotte with a population of
731,424
• Jacksonville carries the smallest with only 70,145
6. Economy
• Covers 15 metropolitan areas
• 2010 : North Carolina’s total gross state
product was $424.9 billion
• 2010 : Was chosen the third best state for
business by Forbes Magazine.
• 2011 : The civilian labor force was around 4.5
million. Employment nearing 4.1 million.
7. There are many types of transportation in North
Carolina
• Air • Road
• Water • Rail
• Public Transportation
8. Colleges This system also includes several historic African American
and colleges and universities :
Universities • North Carolina A&T State University
• North Carolina Central University
In 1795, North Carolina opened
• Winston – Salem University
the first public university in the
• Elizabeth City State University
United States, University of North
Carolina (currently known as the • Fayetteville State University
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill). Since then UNC has North Carolina is also home to many well known private
open several public universities in colleges and universities :
several areas :
• East Carolina • Duke University
• Western Carolina • Wake Forest University
• Davidson College
• Asheville
• Elon University
• Charlotte
• Guilford College
• Greensboro
• Pembroke First school for young women in the south
• Wilmington
• School of the Arts • Salem College
• Appalachian State University
9. Sports
North Carolina competes on every level of
competition in the United States.
• NASCAR
• NBA
• NFL
• NHL
• Indoor football
• Indoor soccer
• Minor League basketball
• Minor League ice hockey
10. Attractions
• Carowinds
• Merlefest
• Brushy Mountain Apple
Festive
• Concord Mills
• Mall at Millenia
• Charlotte Motor Speedway
• Wet’ n Wild Emerald Point
• Biltmore Estates
• Light houses
• Aquariums
• 34 state parks
• 14 national parks
11. Music Famous musicians from North
Different Genre of North Carolina
Carolina
• North Carolina is famous for • Roberta Flack
its traditions in old time folk • Randy Travis
music. Earliest recordings • Clay Aiken
dated early 20th century.
• Fantasia Barrino
• Country music in the late
1920’s. • Kellie Pickler
• Blue’s originated in Winston • Bucky Covington
Salem. • Chris Daughtery
• The Triangle Area is well • Anoop Desai
known center for punk, jazz, • Scotty McCreery
metal, rock and folk.
12. Ships of the State
• USS North Carolina, a World War II battleship.
This ship served in several battles against the
forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific Theater
during the war. Now decommissioned it is part of
the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial in
Wilmington.
• USS North Carolina, a nuclear attack submarine,
was commissioned in Wilmington, NC on May 3,
2008
13. State Symbols
• Motto : Esse quam
videri (To be rather
than to seem)
• Song : The Old North
State
• Flower : Dogwood
• Bird : Cardinal
• Gemstone : Emerald
• Rock : Granite
• Sport : NASCAR
14. Take your next vacation
in North Carolina
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