The North Carolina Atlas,9780807825075

The North Carolina Atlas

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ISBN13: 9780807825075
ISBN10: 0807825077
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-03-01
Publisher(s): Univ of North Carolina Pr
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Summary

A richly illustrated look at the past, present, and future of a changing southern state.

Author Biography

Douglas M. Orr Jr. is president of Warren Wilson College in Asheville Alfred W. Stuart is professor of geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
James B. Hunt Jr.
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction
1(8)
The Natural Environment
9(38)
Land Regions and Geology
10(11)
Andy R. Bobyarchick
John A. Diemer
Weather and Climate
21(9)
Peter J. Robinson
Vegetation
30(9)
Arthur W. Cooper
Soils
39(8)
Donald Steila
History
47(30)
David R. Goldfield
Population
77(26)
Sallie M. Ives
Alfred W. Stuart
Urbanization
103(20)
Gerald L. Ingalls
The Economy
123(26)
Harrison S. Campbell Jr.
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Mining
149(28)
Agriculture
150(10)
Tom Ross
Robert Reiman
Forest Resources
160(5)
Tom Ross
Robert Reiman
The Fishing Industry
165(3)
Tom Ross
Robert Reiman
Mining Industries
168(5)
John F. Bender
Outlook
173(4)
Tom Ross
Robert Reiman
Manufacturing
177(22)
Alfred W. Stuart
Transporation and Utilities
199(24)
David T. Hartgen
Wayne A. Walcott
Trade, Finance, and Tourism
223(22)
Retail Trade
224(6)
J. Dennis Lord
Wholesale Trade
230(2)
J. Dennis Lord
Banking
232(6)
J. Dennis Lord
Newspapers, Television, and Telephone Service
238(2)
Alfred W. Stuart
Tourism and Travel
240(5)
Larry D. Gustke
Government and Politics
245(38)
Schley R. Lyons
Air Quality
283(20)
Walter E. Martin
Water Resources
303(24)
Randall D. Forsythe
Crime
327(12)
Richard C. Lumb
Public Education
339(16)
Rex Clay
H. William Heller
Higher Education
355(24)
Roy Carroll
Health and Health Care
379(14)
Gerald R. Pyle
Cultural Arts and Historic Preservation
393(16)
Jack Claiborne
Outdoor Recreation
409(26)
Woodward S. Bousquet
Retrospect and Prospect
435(14)
Douglas M. Orr Jr.
Alfred W. Stuart
Contributors 449(2)
Photograph Credits 451(2)
Index 453

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