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Study the following information along with your South Carolina maps.
1. South Carolina is divided into 6 regions.
a. Blue Ridge
b. Piedmont
c. Sand Hills
d. Inner Coastal Plain
e. Outer Coastal Plain
f. Coastal Zone
2. South Carolina is bordered to the East by the Atlantic Ocean.
3. South Carolina is bordered by two states – North Carolina and Georgia.
4. The Savannah River forms the border between South Carolina and Georgia.
5. There are 4 major River Basins or Systems in South Carolina.
a. Savannah
b. Edisto
c. Santee
d. Pee Dee
6. All lakes in South Carolina are man-made.
7. The 3 largest cities in South Carolina are ..
a. Greenville (Piedmont region)
b. Columbia (State Capital and Sand Hills Regions)
c. Charleston (Coastal Zone)
8. The Coastal Zone
a. Physical Features (natural resources) – barrier islands, bays, sand dunes,
marshes, sea islands, beaches
b. Human Features – port, historical homes, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Ft.
Sumter, golf courses
c. Charleston is an important port city.
d. The Grand Strand Myrtle Beach depends on its beaches for growth in
tourism.
e. Barrier Islands found here protect the coast from erosion due to tides and
storms.
f. Tourism is important to this area.
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9. Inner & Outer Coastal Plain
a. Makes up almost two thirds of the state.
b. Physical Features (natural resources)- rich soil and a long growing season,
forests, swamps, Francis Beilder Forest
c. Human Features- Cotton and soybean farms, Darlington Speedway,
Florence
d. Swamps have been drained for farmland
10. Sand Hills –
a. In ancient times it was the coast so fossils of ocean animals and shells can
be found there.
b. Physical Features – Sandy soil, Fall Line , Peach Tree Rock, pine forests, hills
c. Human Features- Columbia, Riverbanks Zoo, USC campus and Stadium,
turkey farms
d. The Fall Line is where a drop in land elevation results in rapids.
11. Piedmont
a. Name means “Foot of the Mountain”
b. Physical Features – clay soil, waterfalls, rolling hills, valleys, swift flowing
rivers, Kings Mountain,
c. Human Features - Greenville, textile mills, peach farms, Clemson, dairy
farms
12. Blue Ridge
a. Physical Features (natural resources) – mountains, hardwood forests,
streams, waterfalls, Table Rock, Chattooga River
b. Human Features – Jocasee Dam, Walhalla, hiking trails
c. Tourism is important to this area. People come to go rafting and hiking
d. SC’s highest point is Sassafrass Mountain and it is part of the Appalachian
Mountains.
13. You must know the following
a. Our Continent – North America
b. Our Country – United States
c. Our State – South Carolina
d. Our City – Charleston