Forest physiography; physiography of the United States and principles of soils in relation to forestry . is. Fig. 207. —Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and bor-dering sand reefs, east coast of North Carolina. Fig. loit. — Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay andthe principal bays tributary to them. South Carolina-Georgia Section That portion of the Coastal Plain between the Neuse River of NorthCarolina and the Suwanee of southern Georgia and Florida is a land ofgentle slopes which incline from the fall line to the coast. It is a pine-clad, sandy plain with dendritic drainage. The seaward margin ofthis
Forest physiography; physiography of the United States and principles of soils in relation to forestry . is. Fig. 207. —Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and bor-dering sand reefs, east coast of North Carolina. Fig. loit. — Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay andthe principal bays tributary to them. South Carolina-Georgia Section That portion of the Coastal Plain between the Neuse River of NorthCarolina and the Suwanee of southern Georgia and Florida is a land ofgentle slopes which incline from the fall line to the coast. It is a pine-clad, sandy plain with dendritic drainage. The seaward margin ofthis section is a wave- and current-built sand reef at the north and aline of sea islands at the south, that merge at the extreme south intolong low islands locally known as keys. Along the Altamaha River the overflowed river bottoms have been re-claimed to some extent by diking and ditching and are cultivated. Theirposition is excellent for rice culture, since irrigation water is easilyapplied. Agricultural operations have been confined principally to thediked river lands since the early part of the ni
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