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South Carolina Landform Regions
(Unit 1 Regions and Places)
Unit 1 Regions and Places
Important Vocabulary
climate
interstate
foothills
tourism
needs
plains
industry
migration
ports
culture
settlers
swamps
Textile
barrier islands
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monadnock
marshland
fall line
economy
Earth
Where is South Carolina?
North America
United States of America
SC
Here we are!
South Carolina
borders the
Atlantic Ocean.
SC
South Carolina Landform Regions Map
Our state is
divided into
regions,
starting at the
mountains and
going down to
the coast.
Can you name these?
Geography = is the study of the
Earth’s physical features, the climate,
and the population
SC is located in the Southeastern part of the
US.
 The two states that border SC are North
Carolina and Georgia.
 SC is on the Atlantic Coast.
 The Savannah River is the natural border
between SC and Georgia.
 The up country and the low country are
separated by the fall line.
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Climate = weather conditions in a particular
area
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SC has a humid subtropical climate with long, hot
summers and short, mild winters
Economy = the way products are made and
are bought or sold in a country or area
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUTS INCLUDE: TEXTILE
GOODS, CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, PAPER
PRODUCTS, MACHINERY, AUTOMOBILES
AND AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS AND
TOURISM
Economy Continued
Forests cover two-thirds of the total land area in
South Carolina, and they are essential for the
state’s economy, environment, and quality of life.
 Timber is the third largest employer and third
highest payroll of South Carolina’s
manufacturing industries
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population = the total number of people living in
a country, city or area
Tourism = people coming to SC for
vacationing
 Reasons people came to SC – historic city of
Charleston, beaches, and mountains.
 An increase of automobiles, interstate
highway system, and improvements in .
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Hotels, resort development, and fast food
restaurants also were reasons why people come to
visit SC.
Charleston and other places along the coast of SC,
especially Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head Island
became popular.
SC had 8 national parks and 47 state parks.
SC has been divided into 10 tourism regions that
attract people to the Palmetto State (Pee Dee
Country, Upcountry Carolina, Thoroughbred
Blue Ridge Mountains
Landform Regions
SC
The Blue Ridge
Mountain Region
is only 2% of the
South Carolina
land mass.
Facts About the Blue Ridge
Mountains . . .
mountains,
hardwood forests,
streams, waterfalls
smallest region
Sassafras Mountain
is the highest point
Blue Ridge
Mountains are part
of the Appalachian
Mountains
Facts About the Blue Ridge
Mountains . . .
The Blue Ridge Region is mountainous and
has many hardwood forests, streams, and
waterfalls.
 Many rivers flow out
of the Blue Ridge.
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Blue Ridge Mountains, SC
Greenville
Spartanburg
Union
Greenwood
Rock Hill
Abbeville
Piedmont Landform Regions
SC
If you could see the
Piedmont Region from
space and without the
foliage, you would
notice it is sort of a
huge plateau.
Facts About the Piedmont Region . . .
 rolling
hills and valleys
 textile mills
 largest region
 monadnocks - hill made of very hard rock
 once good farming but poor farming practices
led to erosion
 still good farming for peaches
 Greenville is here, rapidly moving rivers
Facts About the Piedmont Region . . .
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It is the foothills of the mountains and
includes rolling hills and many valleys.
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Piedmont means “foot of the mountains”
Waterfalls and swift flowing rivers
provided the water power for early mills
and the textile industry.
Facts About the Piedmont Region . . .
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The monadnocks are located
in the Piedmont.
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Monadnocks – an isolated or
single hill made of very hard
rock.
 Example:
Table Rock
Facts About the Piedmont Region . . .
The region was once a productive
farming area but poor farming practices
led to the erosion of the topsoil. The
red clay that was left is not good for
farming.
 One agricultural industry
that thrives in the
Piedmont is the farming
of peaches.
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Facts About the Piedmont Region . . .
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Greenville is a major city located in the
Piedmont.
Columbia, Our State Capitol
Sandhills
Landform Regions
SC
Do you wonder why
the Sandhills are so
sandy? They used to
be the coastline of
North America
millions of years ago.
Facts About the Sandhills Region . . .
 Sandhills
extends
along the fall line
rolling hilly area
was on the coastline
very sandy, not good for farming
Columbia, our state capital is
located here
Facts About the Sandhills Region . . .
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The fall line is located between the
Piedmont and Sandhills regions and is
where river water falls from higher land
to lower land which results in rushing
water and rapids.
Facts About the Sandhills Region . . .
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The state capital: Columbia is located in
the Sandhillls.
Aiken
Orangeburg
Sumter
Florence
Coastal Plain Landform Regions
SC
There is an Inner and
Outer Coastal Plain.
Can you see the
dividing line? This area
was once in the ocean
millions of years ago.
Facts About The Inner Coastal Plains
 flat
area with fertile soil - wheat, soybeans, and cotton
 Carolina bays - oval depressions in the soil
 swamps
 Aiken is located here
Facts About The Inner Coastal Plains
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It is the center of the state’s cotton
production
Wheat and soybeans are also grown here.
Facts About The Outer Coastal
Plains
rice and indigo
plantations
 flat, swamps,
marshlands
 this used to be
covered by the
Atlantic Ocean
 lumber
 broken up by
rivers and streams
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Facts About The Outer Coastal
Plains
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Swamps cover much of the land.
Some swamps have been drained to make
farmland.
Lumber companies built railroads through
swamps to carry out timber
Hilton Head
Beaufort
Charleston
Coastal Zone
Myrtle Beach
Landform Regions
SC
Take a look at the
city map of South
Carolina. You can
name the cities in
the Coastal Zone.
Georgetown
Coastal Zone
borders
the Atlantic Ocean
marshlands, sand dunes, barrier
islands, and beaches
tourist area, Myrtle Beach
port of Charleston
Facts About the Coastal Zone
1. It borders the Atlantic Ocean.
2. It has….
Marshlands
barrier islands
sand dunes
Facts About the Coastal Zone
1. Barrier Islands
protect the
mainland from
erosion from the
tides and storms.
1. In the 1700s,
Marshes were used
to grow rice.
Facts About the Coastal Zone
4. It also has...
Palmetto trees
beaches
deltas
Facts About the Coastal Zone
1. The port of Charleston is one of the
busiest on the east coast of the United
States.
How Did Pioneers Use the
Coastal Zone?
What did the pioneers grow in the Coastal
Zone? Why did they grow this crop?
Watch a one-minute video to find out.
South Carolina Cities Map
SC Rivers
Remember . . .
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There are six landform regions in
South Carolina:
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Sandhills
Inner Coastal Plain
Outer Coastal Plain
Coastal Zone
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