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Continental divides of North America: Continental divides of North America include the so-called Great Divide, the Northern Divide, the Eastern Divide, and the St. Lawrence Seaway Divide. Continental divides separate land draining to different coastlines.; Format: image/map

How were the Jocassee Gorges formed?: In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 2; Basically, erosion formed the Jocassee Gorges. For most of its length, the eastern continental divide, which separates land that drains to the Atlantic Ocean from land that drains to the Gulf of Mexico, runs northeast to southwest parallel to the Blue Ridge...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.

The rocky course of Avalanche Creek in Glacier National Park, MT: The rocky course of Avalanche Creek in Glacier National Park, Montana. Avalanche Creek marks the easternmost edge of moisture-loving forests. Cedars, hemlocks, and several other species more common to Pacific Coast forests can be found here despite the inland...; Format: image/photograph

Two worlds: Educator's guide: Lesson plans and activities to be used with "Two Worlds: Prehistory, Contact, and the Lost Colony" -- the first part of a North Carolina history textbook for secondary students.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that explores the geology and botanical diversity of the Jocassee Gorges region of North Carolina's mountains.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Natural diversity: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.1; North Carolina has within its borders the highest mountains east of the Mississippi River, a broad, low-lying coastal area, and all the land in between. That variety of landforms, elevations, and climates has produced as diverse a range of ecosystems as any state in the United States. It has also influenced the way people have lived in North Carolina for thousands of years.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

The regions of North Carolina: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.2; In this lesson, students analyze the differences between North Carolina's geographical regions: the Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Inner and Outer Coastal Plain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Railroads in Western North Carolina: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.6; In the nineteenth century, Asheville, a crossroads for agriculture, became a destination for tourists, loggers, and miners. New railroads meet the needs of all these groups.; Format: article

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