The three landforms of North Carolina make up the three major geographic regions of the state: the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Mountains.
North Carolina's Coastal Plain is low, flat land along the Atlantic Ocean. It is often divided into two parts - the Outer Coastal Plain and the Inner Coastal Plain. The Piedmont is the middle region of the state, located between the Coastal Plain and the Mountain regions. Piedmont is a French word meaning "foot of the mountain." The western part of the state is the Mountain region. It is smaller in area that the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. The elevation in this region reaches to more than one mile high.
There are 21 species of turtles that come from found throughout the 3 regions. All but one, the box turtle, are chiefly aquatic. North Carolina’s turtle population includes both the smallest and largest species in the world. There are 5 species that are considered endangered and at risk of extinction.
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North Carolina's Coastal Plain is low, flat land along the Atlantic Ocean. It is often divided into two parts - the Outer Coastal Plain and the Inner Coastal Plain. The Piedmont is the middle region of the state, located between the Coastal Plain and the Mountain regions. Piedmont is a French word meaning "foot of the mountain." The western part of the state is the Mountain region. It is smaller in area that the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. The elevation in this region reaches to more than one mile high.
There are 21 species of turtles that come from found throughout the 3 regions. All but one, the box turtle, are chiefly aquatic. North Carolina’s turtle population includes both the smallest and largest species in the world. There are 5 species that are considered endangered and at risk of extinction.
Have you found a turtle in one of these regions? Do you need to identify a species you have see or found? Then click here: