The Five Land The Five Land Regions of AlabamaRegions of Alabama

The Five Land The Five Land Regions of AlabamaRegions 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

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

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