Transcript Geography of South Carolina

Geography of South
Carolina
Foldable
Please grab 4 pieces of paper.
Get out you notebook.
Get out the maps and notes from last class.
Do you have your device?
What are the areas of South Carolina like that you have visited?
A.Coastal Zone
B.Coastal Plain
C.Sandhills
D.Piedmont
E. Blue Ridge
F. River Systems & Climate
Label your foldable in the
order above.
PEE DEE
SANTEE
SAVANNAH
EDISTO
South Carolina
•South Carolina is
a small state –
31,055 square
miles
•40th in size
•Split into 2 areas
by the fall line
Up Country
Fall Line
Low Country
6 Regions of South Carolina
•South Carolina is a
small state – 31,055
square miles
•40th in size
•Split into 2 areas by
the fall line
South Carolina
• 185 mile long/10 miles wide
• 3 Sections
A. Grand Strand
B. Santee Delta
C. Barrier Islands
• Islands protect coast from storms
• Salt marshes, streams, sandy soil
Coastal Zone
Outer-Coastal Plain
Inner-Coastal Plain
• 30-50 miles wide
• Dark, inland swamps
• Savannahs (areas that
are flat w/out trees)
• Areas near ocean 
very flat
• Rice and indigo once
thrived
• 130-250 feet above sea
level
• Rich soil
• Carolina Bays:
Coastal Plain
• Oval holes in ground
surrounded by trees 
lake, swamp, dry land
• Caused by wind or
meteorites
• Between Coastal Plain region and fall line
• Fall line: place on a river where rocks and rapids force
boats to stop when traveling from sea
• Low, rolling hills made from sand/clay that
washes from mtns. in Piedmont region
• 50-60 million year ago area was sand
dunes
• Soils not very good due to sand
Sandhills
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Meaning: “foot of the mountain”
Hilly region  covers 1/3 of SC
Much of land used for timber
Grasses used for pasture and to hold soil
Piedmont
• Northwest SC
• Part of Appalachian mountains
• Sassafras highest (3554 ft.)
• Covered with plants
• Soil not good for farming
• Cooler/wetter than rest of state
Blue Ridge
River Systems
Climate
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Pee Dee System
Santee System
Coastal Plain System
Savannah System
Drinking water
Transportation
Electrical power
Home for wildlife
Subtropical
Mild winters
A lot of rain
Possible Hurricanes
Possible Earthquakes in
Lowcountry
River Systems/Climate
Why is each region
important?
You will be assigned a
partner!
Please give me 7-11
sentences describing South
Carolina using the regions.
Compare what you wrote
with your partner. Do you
need to change anything?.
Closing!