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NORTH CAROLINA 



Bear mountains, both having an elevation of 

 over 6,650 feet. The beautiful scenery, high 

 altitude and healthful climate have made the 

 Carolina mountains a famous resort during both 

 summer and winter seasons. 



Rivers and Lakes. Nearly all of the coastal 

 plain rivers rise in the Blue Ridge Mountains 

 and have a general southeast course, entering 

 the sea through wide-mouthed harbors. The 

 Roanoke, Chowan, Tar and Neuse, draining the 

 northern section, enter Albemarle and Pam- 

 lico sounds. The Cape Fear, Black and N. E. 

 Cape Fear rivers drain the southeastern part of 

 the state. All of these rivers become sluggish 

 near the sea, and many are navigable as far as 



in the central part of the state and on the lower 

 mountain slopes the climate is temperate and 

 equable. The temperature on the coast aver- 

 ages 77 in summer and 45 in winter, and is 

 5 higher than the mean temperature in the 

 mountains. The average snowfall is five inches, 

 but snow rarely lies on the ground more than 

 one or two days except in the mountains. 

 Rainfall is*abundant and fairly evenly distrib- 

 uted, the annual precipitation being 53.3 inches. 

 Subtropical storms, especially severe off Cape 

 Hatteras, often sweep the entire coast, endan- 

 gering navigation. 



Agriculture. Owing to its great van 

 climate and surface, North Carolina is unri- 



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OUTLINE MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA 



Showing boundaries, navigable rivers, principal cities, mineral locations and the highest point of 

 land in the state. 



the Piedmont plateau, where at the "fall line" 

 there are cataracts and rapids. In the Pied- 

 mont plateau they are swift and furnish a great 

 amount of water power, perhaps unequaled in 

 any of the Atlantic states but Maine. The re- 

 i west of the Blue Ridge Mountains is 

 dr; uned into the Mississippi basin by the head- 

 waters of the Tennessee, the largest rivers be- 

 ing tho Little Tennessee, French Broad, Wau- 

 tauga, New and Hiwassee rivers. 



only lakes are in the coastal plain and 

 they arc chiefly small, shallow bodies of water 

 surrounded by swamps. The largest is Lake 



MU into Piunlico Sound. 

 Climate. North Carolina has all varieties of 

 clim.'itp. ranting from the subtropical summers 

 of the southeast section to the subarctic win- 

 ters in the lofty mountain regions. How. 



valed by any of the Eastern states in the va- 

 riety of its vegetation, and probably is sur- 

 passed by no region of equal area in the world. 

 Over two-thirds of the area of the state is in 

 farm lands, more than half of which are im- 

 proved. The best farms arc in the uplands of 

 the Piedmont plateau, where hay. Indian corn, 

 wheat, vegetables, grapes and orchard fruits are 

 extensively raised. Cotton, the most impor- 

 tant crop, is chiefly cultivated in the southern 

 part of this section and near the west b 

 of the coastal plain, and tobacco is grown in 

 great quantities in the north. In the coastal 

 plain, sorghum cane is grown in the southeast, 

 a small amount of rice is cultivated along tin 

 n\ T, vegetables are raised in the central and 

 southern counties, and large crops of peanuts 

 are produced in the north. 



