Much of the region's populated areas are found along the Atlantic beaches and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, while the rural areas are dominated by farms and swampland like that of the Green Swamp. The general area can be also identified by the titles "Lower Cape Fear", "Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area", "Southeastern North Carolina", and "Azalea Coast".
A considerable part of the populated regions in this area are situated along the Atlantic coastlines and the Intracoastal Waterway, whereas rural areas feature agricultural land and swampy terrain similar to that of the Green Swamp. The region can also be described using its various titles, such as "Lower Cape Fear", "Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area", "Southeastern North Carolina", and "Azalea Coast".