The Five Land Regions of Alabama
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Highland Rim and Cumberland Plateau
• Location- along the Tennessee River
• Description- Highland Rim has level plains of fertile soil and gently rolling hills. The Cumberland Plateau has steep canyons p6
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Ridge and Valley• Location- below the Cumberland
Plateau, includes Birmingham and Red Mountain
• Description- very hilly, has iron ore, coal, and limestone that was caused by erosion
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View from Red Mountain
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The Piedmont Area• Location- East of Birmingham (our
region) Piedmont means ‘foot of the mountains’ in French
• Description- highest point is Mount Cheaha
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The Coastal Plain• Location- Below the Piedmont, the
border between the two is the Fall Line.
• Description- makes up more than half of the state
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Upper Coastal Plain• Description- rich, dark soil known
as the Black Belt. Created by the ocean that once covered this region
• One of the best places in the state to grow cotton
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Lower Coastal Plain• Description- reaches from the
Black Belt to the Gulf of Mexico• Longleaf pines cover this part of
the state. Timber is the main crop.
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The Gulf Coast• Location- Southern tip of the state• Description- fifty miles of
coastline, marshes, bays, and barrier islands.
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Why is the landscape always changing on the
gulf?• Tides• Winds• Hurricanes• Storms• Page 10
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