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NC Geography for Beginners Trivia Quiz

Test your skills on identifying some of these well-known geography facts about the Tar Heel State, North Carolina. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Dandy28804. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Dandy28804

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,427

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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781

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Question 1 of 10

1. The state of North Carolina is home to the highest mountain east of the Rockies. What is the name of this mountain which also shares its name with a state park? Hint

Grandfather Mountain

Cold Mountain

Roan Mountain

Mt. Mitchell

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Question 2 of 10

2. North Carolina is home to three of the tallest lighthouses in America. What is the name of its tallest lighthouse, located on the coast of N.C.? Hint

Cape Lookout Lighthouse

Oak Island Lighthouse

Ocracoke Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

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Question 3 of 10

3. North Carolina has many rivers within its boundaries. A river basin includes all the land that a river gets its water from. Which river basin is the largest in the state? Hint

Tar River Basin

Yadkin River Basin

Catawba River Basin

Cape Fear River Basin

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Question 4 of 10

4. There are three distinct landforms in the Southeast U.S. and in North Carolina. Which one of the following is NOT one of those geographical landforms? Hint

Coastal Plain

Peninsula

Piedmont

Mountains

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first English colony in America was located on which North Carolina island? Hint

Hatteras

James

Croatoan

Roanoke

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which river in North Carolina is only one of two rivers that flows north in the United States? Hint

Catawba

Neuse

Watauga

French Broad

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of the following pairs of cities and landforms are INCORRECT pairings of cities located in North Carolina's three landforms? Hint

Asheville-Mountains

Charlotte-Mountains

Greensboro-Piedmont

Wilmington-Coastal

8. The Appalachian Mountains extend from Canadian provinces in the north through North Carolina, Georgia, and northern Alabama. Which of the following are the two sub-chains of the Appalachians in the state of N.C.? Hint

Cumberland and Black Mountains

Blue Ridge and Ozarks

Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains

Adirondack and Great Smokies

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Question 9 of 10

9. In geography, a sound is a sea or ocean inlet that is larger than a bay (or a narrow sea or ocean channel), which is found between two bodies of land. Here the water is usually much more shallow than a lake or ocean. Which of the following is NOT a sound located in North Carolina? Hint

Core

Bogue

Puget

Pamlico

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Question 10 of 10

10. North Carolina's Piedmont contains most of the state's largest cities. One of the reasons for this is the fact that rivers in this region begin their drop in elevation, which allowed them to be used for water-powered mills and later for hydroelectric power. This led to many towns being founded along these rivers. What is the geographic term for this sudden decrease in elevation of waterways? Hint

The Fall Line

Transition Zone

River Crest

Tributary Confluence

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The state of North Carolina is home to the highest mountain east of the Rockies. What is the name of this mountain which also shares its name with a state park?

Answer: Mt. Mitchell

Mt. Mitchell is named for Elisha Mitchell, the University of North Carolina professor who measured the mountain's elevation and later fell to his death on same mountain. He is buried near the summit.

2. North Carolina is home to three of the tallest lighthouses in America. What is the name of its tallest lighthouse, located on the coast of N.C.?

Answer: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Cape Hatteras lighthouse, along the Outer Banks of N.C., is visible from approximately 20 miles away under normal weather conditions. The lighthouse is measured at 207 feet.

3. North Carolina has many rivers within its boundaries. A river basin includes all the land that a river gets its water from. Which river basin is the largest in the state?

Answer: Cape Fear River Basin

The Cape Fear River basin has 9,322 square miles. The Cape Fear River itself is 202 miles long.

4. There are three distinct landforms in the Southeast U.S. and in North Carolina. Which one of the following is NOT one of those geographical landforms?

Answer: Peninsula

North Carolina's Coastal Plain is often divided into two parts - the Outer Coastal Plain and the Inner Coastal Plain. The Outer Coastal Plain is made up of the Outer Banks and the Tidewater region.

5. The first English colony in America was located on which North Carolina island?

Answer: Roanoke

The colony mysteriously vanished with almost no trace. The word "Croatoan" scrawled on a nearby tree was one clue of the colony's existence.

6. Which river in North Carolina is only one of two rivers that flows north in the United States?

Answer: French Broad

Flowing through the mountains of North Carolina, the French Broad River's source is in Transylvania County (NC). Its mouth is located in the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee.

7. Which one of the following pairs of cities and landforms are INCORRECT pairings of cities located in North Carolina's three landforms?

Answer: Charlotte-Mountains

Asheville is the largest city in the mountain region, while Wilmington is the largest city in the coastal plains region. Greensboro is located in the Piedmont, as is Charlotte. Charlotte is the largest city in the Piedmont.

Answer: Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains

Both the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge are named for the blue mist that always seems to hover around the peaks and valleys. The Great Smoky Mountains lie along the North Carolina-Tennessee border. The Blue Ridge Mountains extend through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and other states.

Answer: Puget

The Puget Sound is located in Washington State. The Pamlico Sound is the largest lagoon along the east coast of the U.S. It is approximately 80 miles long by 15-20 miles wide. The Bogue and Core Sounds are also found in NC.

Answer: The Fall Line

The Piedmont section of North Carolina gets its name from a French word meaning 'at the foot of the mountain'. Streams in this region are narrow, shallow, and swift--conditions that are poor for navigation and commerce but excellent for the development of water power.

Source: Author Dandy28804

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