Transcript Unit 1 : Native American Culture and Early Exploration

Unit 1 : Native American Culture
and Early Exploration
Lesson 1 : Native American Culture
of the Eastern
Woodland Tribal Group
Bell Ringer
Tuesday 8/25/15
Agenda:
1. River System/Geography activity
2. Maps of South Carolina
3. Notes of Geography of State
4. Work on Venn Diagram
The Hydrophobic Horse
The year is 1521. You have been commissioned by the
King of Spain to explore the interior of a new land
known by the native inhabitants as, Chicora (South
Carolina).
The King has graciously given one of his prize horses to
you and your team member to use for this expedition.
You have been asked to find a route from the coast of
this strange land to the upper ridge. Unfortunately,
the king’s horse has developed a fear of water due to
the rough trip over seas. As result of the horses’ fear,
you and your team mate must find a route without
crossing any form of water.
The Hydrophobic Horse
Directions:
Students will be divided into groups of two and given
a map and a dry erase marker.
Each group is to draw a route from the coast of SC to
the upper ridge or border of SC and NC.
You may not cross any body of water including
streams, rivers, swamps, lakes or ponds.
Do not worry about Rail Road tracks because they
did not exist at this time.
Once you and your team mate have drawn your
route, please inform me that you are finished.
You will have 20 minutes to accomplish this task.
Teams:
1st Period
Hogan/Patrick
Mark/Gavin
Samuel/Carson
Alex/Culley
Brenden/Nick
Christopher/Cason
Jack/Walker
Sam Larsen/Bryson
Quinn/Shawn
What is a River System?
A River System can be defined as:
A river and all its branches. *
What are the four primary river
systems of South Carolina?
*water system. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House,
Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water system (accessed: August
24, 2015).
Primary River Systems of South Carolina
1. Savannah
2. Santee
3. Pee Dee
4. ACE Basin= Ashepoo, Combahee and South Edisto
Rivers come together and empty into the Saint
Helena Sound
Wednesday 8/26/15
Bell Ringer:
Please turn to page 9 of your ISN and list the 6 Land
Regions and the 4 major River Systems.
Wednesday 8/26/15
AGENDA:
Geography of South Carolina
1. Please turn in your Venn Diagrams today 2nd and 6th Period.
1st Period Boys-Venn Diagram due Fri. 8/28
2. 6 Landform Regions of South Carolina Notes
3. Work on your state maps-label the land regions and on the
other side of the sheet-label the major river systems, lakes
and bays. Due Fri. 8/28.
4. When you are through labeling your maps, you may
continue working on your unit key terms found on pg. 4 and
the paragraph.
Don’t forget that the key terms and paragraph
due Fri. 8/28.
Map quiz on Mon. 8/31. Map quiz review Fri. 8/28
Geographic Regions of South Carolina
The Blue Ridge Region
 Located in the top North West corner of the state.
 Named for the Blue Ridge Mountains.
 The smallest region making up less than 2% of the
state.
 Rugged terrain formed from metamorphic rock.
 Elevations from 1,400 – more than 3,500 ft.
The Piedmont Region
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Located under the Blue Ridge Region.
Extends to the Fall Line.
Word Piedmont means “foot of the mountains.”
2nd largest region.
Covers 1/3 of state.
Made up of rolling hills.
Mixture of rocky terrain and fertile soil.
Includes areas such as Kings Mountain, Table Rock Mountain,
Paris Mountain, Glassy Mountain and cities like Rock Hill,
Spartanburg and Greenville.
The Sandhills Region
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Located in the center of the state.
Extends from the Fall Line to the Coastal Plain.
Sometimes known as “the Midlands.”
Consists of reddish colored sand.
Once the actual coastline of South Carolina.
Includes the capital, Columbia.
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The Coastal Plain Region
Located in the lower part of the state.
Extends from the Sandhills to the Coastal Zone.
The largest region of South Carolina.
Almost entirely flat, only 300 ft. above sea level at highest
point.
 Includes bays-depressions which contain fertile soil.
 Includes cities, Sumter, Florence and Orangeburg.
 Divided into two sections:
 The Inner Coastal Plain-more hills
 The Outer Coastal Plain.
The Coastal Zone
 Located along the SE edge of the state.
 Extends from the Atlantic Ocean to about 10 miles inland.
 Divided into three sections:
 The Grand Strand- upper part-From N.C. border to Winyah
Bay ( Includes Myrtle Beach).
 Santee Delta-located at the mouth of Santee River.
 Sea Islands-Extends from Santee Delta to Savannah River.
These islands include Kiawah, Fripp and St. Helena Islands
 Includes Beaufort and Hilton Head Island.
Acknowledgements:
This PowerPoint presentation was adapted from
the website of Ralph Chandler Middle School
teacher Joe Miles.
https://sites.google.com/a/greenvilleschools.us/j
miles/welcome