The natural history of North Carolina

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  • Sand hills

    Sand hills formed.
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    The natural history of North Carolina

  • Piedmaont and Blue Ridge

    Piedmont and blue ridge eroded by streams.

  • Coatal Plain

    From the eroding sediment is carried to the coastal plain.

  • Escarpment

    A sharp drop-off.

  • Fayetteville

    Used to be the town of Cross Creek.

  • Barrier Islands

    Formed after rising sea levels left a ridge above water.

  • North Carolina forests

    Began to look as they do now.

  • Uwharrie Mountains

    Rapid erosion in the Piedmont was uneven.

  • New Bern

    The ocean advanced west as far as present-day New Bern.

  • Outer Banks

    Shore located near present-day Outer Banks.

  • Appalachian Mountains

    620 miles long.

  • Kings Mountain

    Formed as the Piedmont slowly moved into the rest of the continent.

  • Grenville Mountains

    First mountains formed in North Carolina.