A fall line
is the imaginary line between two parallel rivers, at the point where rivers plunge, or fall, at roughly the same elevation. Fall lines are often located where different elevation regions, such as coastal and piedmont, meet.
What is the Coastal Plain ?( 1 point?
A coastal plain is
a flat, low-lying piece of land next to the ocean
. Coastal plains are separated from the rest of the interior by nearby landforms, such as mountains. In western South America, a large coastal plain lies between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
What are the rivers in the coastal plains?
It lies in the state of Odisha and stretches to the south of the Mahanadi Delta. Deltas of many of India’s rivers form a major portion of these plains. The
Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri rivers
drain these plains.
What is the imaginary line between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain?
The boundary between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont is called
the fall line or fall zone
. Along this are, rivers flow from the older, harder rocks of the Piedmont to the softer rocks of the coastal Plain. Along the fall line, rivers form shoals, low waterfalls, and rapids.
What are the three rivers that run through both the Piedmont and the coastal plains?
In the eastern United States, a fall line exists between the Appalachian piedmont and the Atlantic coastal plain; waterfalls or rapids occur on all the principal rivers (e.g.,
the Delaware, Schuylkill, Patapsco, Potomac, James, and Savannah rivers
), and the cities of Trenton, N.J.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Baltimore, Md.; …
What is the largest city in the coastal plains?
Fayetteville
.
Fayetteville
and its surrounding communities comprise the coastal plains’ largest metropolitan area. With a population of just over 120,000, the area is just big enough to be described as urban.
What is another name for the coastal plain region?
| flood plain alluvial plain | delta delta plain | floodplain tidal plain |
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What are the main features of coastal plain?
They contain
river, flood plain, lake, swamp, dune and deltaic variations
. The marine sequences are deposited on marine scoured surfaces landward and consist of littoral, sublittoral, bar, barrier island, lagoon or bay, tidal marsh or flat, and ultimately alluvial and deltaic facies.
What is the coastal plain used for today?
The coastal plain is normally wet, including many rivers, marsh, and swampland. It is composed primarily of sedimentary rock and unlithified sediments and is primarily used
for agriculture
.
How many types of coastal plains are there?
They are broadly divided into the
Western Coastal Plains and the Eastern Coastal Plains
.
What is a major physical characteristic of the Piedmont region?
Topographically, the Piedmont is made up of
low hills and narrow valleys
. The worn-down rocks of the Piedmont region pass below the sedimentary rocks of the Atlantic Coastal Plain for more than 150 miles from the fall line.
What is considered the southern Piedmont of North Carolina?
The Piedmont is the area lying between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains. The Triad is named for the three largest cities in the region:
Greensboro, Winston-Salem
, and High Point.
What are three features of the Piedmont region?
It comprises a relatively
low rolling plateau
(from 300 to 1,800 feet [90 to 550 m]) cut by many rivers and is a fertile agricultural region. Cotton is the most important crop in the southern areas, while tobacco and fruit predominate in the north.
What are the 4 regions of NC?
North Carolina Regions:
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Mountains
.
What are the three geographic areas of North Carolina?
Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Tennessee on the west, Virginia to the north, and South Carolina and Georgia to the south, North Carolina is divided into three distinct geographic areas:
the Coastal Plain in the east, the Piedmont in the center, and Mountains in the west
.
What kind of drainage pattern is most common in the mountains of North Carolina?
The most common pattern is
random branching called a dendritic drainage pattern
. This pattern occurs frequently in nature.
