Download SC Landform Regions

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On the first page of your Social Studies
Notebook, write the title (as seen above) at
the top of the page, followed by the date in
the left-hand margin, and then the following
questions with their correct answers:
1.What is the state capital of South
Carolina?
2.In which SC landform region do we live?
South Carolina Regions
South Carolina
is located
in the
southeastern
United States.
- South Carolina covers approximately
31,113 square miles.
- It is ranked 40th in size. (Alaska is 1st
with 570,380 sq. miles.)
S.C. is roughly shaped like a triangle and is
about the same size as Scotland.
There are 6 geographic regions
in S.C.
The Blue Ridge Region is found in northern
Greenville, Pickens, and Oconee
Counties.
It covers 600 sq. miles; it is 30 miles wide at
its widest point; it makes up only 2% of the
state’s total land area.
Sassafras Mountain, located in Pickens
County, is the highest peak in S.C.(3,554 ft.)
The Piedmont region (where we live) is
characterized by hills that gently rise and
fall.
The soil in the piedmont is red because it has a
high iron content. It also contains a lot of clay; it’s
not very fertile.
The Piedmont region
contains monadnocks
or inselbergs, which
are free-standing,
isolated mountains.
Ex. Paris Mt., Roper
Mt. Glassy Mt., King’s
Mt., Table Rock
The Sand Hills region consists of low, rolling,
sandy hills with an elevation no higher than 500 ft.
The Fall Line runs
from Augusta to
Columbia and then
on to Camden and
then to Fayetteville,
N.C. At the Fall
Line, the land drops
and becomes flat
as you approach
the ocean.
• The Inner Coastal Plain is where the land
begins to become level with no elevation
higher than 250 ft. above sea level.
• The Outer Coastal Plain is where the
land becomes a flat, sandy plain. The soil
is rich due to large deposits of phosphates
left behind by the receding ocean.
The Coastal Zone region is at sea level. It is 10
miles wide and 185 miles long. The 3 different
areas of the Coastal Zone are the following:
• The Grand Strand: stretches from NC border to
Winyah Bay (60 miles)
• Santee Delta: stretches from Winyah Bay to
Bulls Bay (20 miles)
• Barrier Islands: stretch from Bulls Bay to the
Savannah River (100 miles)
Costa Questions and Summary
• Write 3 Costa questions about our lesson
on South Carolina’s landform regions
• When you finish your questions, write a
response to the following statement in the
summary section of your C-notes:
“Explain why someone could say that
South Carolina has a diverse
landscape.”
Instructions for Completing the Map Activity
1. Using the map on page 628, label each of the six
landform regions of SC and color each region a
different color.
2. Using the map on page 629, label the following
bodies of water:
- Port Royal Sound
- Charleston Harbor
- St. Helena Sound
- Atlantic Ocean
3. Using the map on page 630, draw a dot for the
location and label each of the following major
cities:
- Charleston
- Anderson
- Columbia(*)
- Orangeburg
- Greenville
- Camden