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Spartanburg County Five Themes of Geography Virtual Fieldtrip by Travis Smith and Alex Hamilton Table of Contents Theme 1: Location Theme 2: Place Movement of People Movement of Goods Theme 5: Regions Peach Farming Textile Mills Theme 4: Movement Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics Theme 3: Human/Environment Interaction Absolute Location Relative Location Formal Region Functional Region Conclusion Theme 1: Location Two types of Location Absolute: Absolute Relative Referring to an exact location in space The latitude and longitude of a place Relative: In relation to other places and where they are located. Rivers, bordering states, bordering counties, landforms 1-1 Absolute Location Latitude: Longitude: 34.93163 North 81.99075 West The entire county goes from approx. 35.2 to 34.6 degrees north and 82.2 to 81.7 degrees west Source: U.S. Census Bureau Tiger Map Server 1-2 Relative Location Relative to other states: East of GA, North of FL, SE of TN, South of VA Relative to other counties: North of Newberry, Lexington, Saluda, west of Cherokee, York, Chester, east of Greenville Relative to bodies of water: East Saluda and Reedy, west of Broad Relative to landmarks: South of Chimney Rock, east of Table Rock Source: discoversouthcarolina.com Source: SCIway.net 1-3 Theme 2: Place Two types of place: Human Characteristics include: Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics Bridges, buildings, language, modes of transportation, and religion Physical Characteristics include: Landforms, climate, wildlife, bodies of water, and vegetation 2-1 Physical Characteristics Bird Mountain Highest point in county 1,480 feet Located in NW portion of county Humid, temperate climate Avg. daily temp. is 60 degrees F Avg. rainfall: 50 inches Second in state for production of peaches and apples and fifth in hay harvesting Two wetland sites: Camp Croft Pacolet River Heritage 2-2 Human Characteristics BB&T Building: Tallest building in Spartanburg County Located in the heart of downtown Spartanburg BMW Manufacturing Plant Located in Greer 1.2 million sq. foot building In 2000 they doubled the size of the plant $600 million project Brought five new suppliers to area, in addition to 22 already there 2-3 Theme 3: Human/Environment Interaction Pertains to how the environment and people effect each other People depend on the environment People modify the environment Ex: It dictates what type of crops we grow Ex: Clearing land and planting crops on it People adapt to the environment Ex: Wearing a certain type of clothing according to the season 3-1 Peach Farming Became a commercial crop in 1920’s 1940: Three million peach trees in Spartanburg county At one time second largest peach producing county in U.S. 1950: 800 commercial peach farms, Present: few in the county Limited future due to: Development, rising land prices, bad weather, stiff competition Many peach farms are now covered with manufacturing plants (BMW, Michelin) Middle of state now pre-dominant peach growing area Edgefield County 3-2 Textile Mills Approx. 47 total mills in county at one time The county’s dominant employer in 1949, 20,000 workers Textile jobs peaked in 1973: 21,742 jobs 1970’s held steady with 19,500 jobs, 5,000 and 6,000 jobs disappeared in the 80’s and 90’s respectively Six out of every seven apparel jobs disappeared b/w 1971 and 2002 3-3 Theme 4: Movement Three different types of movement: People Goods Ideas People interact and depend on these things daily They do not come directly from their immediate environment Transportation is essential to the movement of people 4-1 Movement of People Since 1960 every 10-year census has seen 23,300 increase Largest growth and movement has taken place in western, southern, and center portions of county Growth also along I-85 corridor Population of county, 1960: 156,830,1995: 240,329 Population in year 2000: 253,791 Source: Spartanburg County Internet Map Server 4-2 Movement of Goods The county is served by CSTX, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak I-85/I-26 essential to the movement of goods CSTX operates more track mileage than any other railroad company in the state Amtrak – 5,700-6,700 passengers get on/off in Spartanburg Over 50,000 vehicles travel from I85 to I-26 daily Greenville/Spartanburg Int’l Airport Opened in 1962 Four cargo airlines 1964: 1,432 tons of cargo 2004: 23,995 tons of cargo 4-3 Theme 5: Regions Three types of regions Formal: share one or more unifying characteristics Functional: based and organized around a node or focal point Perceptual: based on people’s feeling and beliefs Vernacular: perceptual region identified by people inside the region/county, not outsiders 5-1 Theme 5: Regions Formal Region in Spartanburg County: The Central Business District: The core: Daniel Morgan Square City Gov’t has tried to make CBD more attractive with specialty retailers and fine dining areas Flanking outward from the core you have heavy retail business in suburban areas of county 5-2 Theme 5: Regions Functional Region in Spartanburg County: Greenville/Spartanburg Int’l Airport Seven passenger airline companies and their major hubs (nodes/focal points): U.S. Airways: Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington National United: Chicago (O’Hare) Northwest: Detroit, MinneapolisSt. Paul Independence: Washington (Dulles), Orlando Delta: Cincinnati, Atlanta American Eagle: Chicago, Dallas Continental: Newark, Houston, Cleveland Source: http://www.flyi.com/ (Independence Air) 5-3 Conclusion Latitude: 34.93 degrees North; 81.99 degrees West County is located in northern most part of the state Bird Mountain: highest point Once dominated by textile mills and peach farming but has been replaced by manufacturing I-85, I-26 essential to all movement in county Most growth along I-85 corridor Has the highest per capita of foreign investment in U.S. Formal Region: Central Business District Functional Region: GSP (part of a larger region) References Air Cargo. GSP International Airport. 2004. 7 April 2005. http://www.gspairport.com/cargo.html “BMW Investing $600 Million to Expand in SC And Build E53 SUV”. Ward’s Auto World. 1 June 1998. 28 March 2005. http://waw.wardsauto.com/ar/auto_bmw_investing_million/ Corbin, Mike. Family Trees: The Peach Culture of the Piedmont. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Hub City Writers Project. November 1998. 16 March 2005. “Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Comprehensive Airline Schedule”. GSP Flight Schedule. GSP International Airport. 2004. 28 March 2005. http://www.gspairport.com/FSdepartures.shtml “History”. South Carolina Reference Room – Spartanburg County. South Carolina State Library. 23 February 2005. 27 March 2005. http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/spar.html “Independence Air Route Map, Spring 2005”. Destinations. Impendence Air. 2005. 4 April 2005. http://www.flyi.com/tools/destinations/default.aspx “Spartanburg Area, The”. Newcomer.com. 23 March 2005. http://www.newcomer.com/cities/greenville/GRVspartanburg.html Spartanburg County Comprehensive Plan. Spartanburg County Government. Part 1-Part VII. 5 March 2005. http://www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/govt/depts/pln/compplan/TOC.htm “Spartanburg County, South Carolina”. South Carolina Quick Facts. U.S. Census Bureau. 1 February 2005. 24 March 2005. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/45/45083.html South Carolina-Detailed County Maps. SCIway. 2004. 10 March 2005. http://sciway.net/maps/cnty/ “Statistics and facts about the segment of I-85 in Spartanburg County”. I-85 in Spartanburg County. 28 March 2005. http://www.geocities.com/thenativesarerestless/i85spartco.htm Table Rock State Park. Discover South Carolina. 2005. 15 March 2005. http://discoversouthcarolina.com/stateparks/parkdetail.asp?PID=350 Teter Wakefield, Betsy. Textile Town Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Hub City Writers Project. November 2002. 15 March 2005. Tiger Map Server Browser. U.S. Census Bureau. 27 March 2005. http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapsurfer?infact=2&outfact=2&act=move&tlevel=-&tvar=&tmeth=i&mlat=&mlon=&msym=bigdot&mlabel=&murl=&lat=34.93163&lon=-81.99075&wid=0.360&ht=0.130&conf=mapnew.con “Total Air Cargo”. GSP Cargo Statistics. GSP International Airport. 2004. 7 April 2005. http://www.gspairport.com/cargo_stats.shtml “U.S. Gazetteer”. U.S. Census Bureau. 9 March 2005. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer?city=spartanburg&state=SC&zip=
