Transcript South Carolina Geographic Regions

South Carolina
Geographic Regions
Blue Ridge
The Blue Ridge Region
Located in the northwest corner of our
state
 It makes up only 2% of SC’s land area.
 It is home to Pinnacle Mountain the
highest peak that is totally within SC.
 The most northern parts of Oconee,
Pickens and Greenville Counties are in the
Blue Ridge region.
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Blue Ridge
The Piedmont
From the Fall Line in the middle of the
state to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
 “Piedmont” means foot of the mountains
or foothills.
 Over 1 million people live in this region.
 Anderson, Spartanburg, Abbeville are
three counties entirely inside the Piedmont
region.
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Piedmont
The Sandhills
Located along the Fall line in the middle of
the state.
 Thousands of years ago this was the
coastline of SC.
 South Carolina’s capital, Columbia, is
located in the Sandhills.
 Parts of Aiken, Chesterfield, and Richland
counties are in the Sandhills.
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Sandhills
The Coastal Plain
Inner and Outer Coastal Plain combine to
make up the area from the Sandhills to
the Coastal Zone.
 This is the largest of all of the regions.
 There are several bays in this area and it
is uncertain how they formed.
 Allendale, Bamberg, Malboro, and Dillon
are counties entirely in the Coastal Plain.
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Outer Coastal Plain
Inner Coastal Plain
The Coastal Zone
Along the Atlantic Coast from NC to
Georgia and inland about 10 miles.
 Home to the largest delta in the eastern
US (Santee Delta)
 Home to the earliest SC settlements.
 At least parts of Beaufort, Charleston,
Horry and Georgetown counties are in the
coastal zone.
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Costal Zone
46 counties
30,111 Square Miles
4,723,712 Population
What have you learned?
Write down at least one thing you learned
about each of the geographic regions?
 How many counties are in South Carolina?
 What region of South Carolina do you wish
you lived in and why?
 Share your answers with a partner.
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