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6 regions
6 regions of sc
ESSENTIAL What are south Carolina's 3 major borders? | Georgia, North Carolina, Atlantic Ocean |
Blue Ridge plants | Oak, Maple, Jasmine, Wild Flower, evergreen |
Blue Ridge major cities | Wallhalla, land rum, Chestershead state park |
ESSENTIAL Six regions of SC | Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Sandhills, Inner Coastal, outer coastal, coastal zone |
ESSENTIAL What part of the US is SC located in? | Southeast |
What region do we live in? | Piedmont |
What region is know as the "foothills of the mountains" | Piedmont |
Which region is know as "the old coast" | Sandhills |
Inner coastal plain plants | Cotton plants, wheat, soybeans, red maple |
Inner coastal climate winter | 34-48 degrees |
Inner coastal climate summer | 63-88 degrees |
Inner coastal plains landforms | Black river swamps, marshlands, Carolina bays, congress national Forrest, |
Inner coastal plains soil | Fertile soil |
Blue ridge landforms | Waterfalls, Appalachians, steep slopes, |
Blue ridge soil | Rocky soil, nutrient rich, sassafras |
Blue ridge climate | Foggy, misty |
Blue ridge climate winter | 30-50 degrees |
Blue ridge climate summer | 80-90 degrees |
4 major rivers in SC | Savannah, Edisto, sannte, pee-dee |
Major cities in Piedmont | Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Rock Hill |
Plants piedmont | Autumn fire, yellow jasmine, evergreen, oak tree, peach tree, maple tree |
Piedmont landforms | River valleys, monadnock, rolling hills |
Piedmont soil | Nutrient rich |
Piedmont climate winter | Cold 40-49 degrees |
Piedmont climate summer | Hot and humid 76-80 degrees |
Piedmont animals | Cardinals, black widow, deer, large mouth bass, rabbits, wren |
Animals Sandhills | Red woodpecker, wild turkey, ducks, butterflies, grey fox, bobcat, gopher, tortoise |
Sandhills climate summer | 80-90 degrees |
Sandhills winter | 30-50 degrees |
Sandhills landforms | Sand dunes, sloping hills, rolling land, sand hills |
Sandhills soil | Poor soil, sandy, clay |
Major cities Sandhills | Columbia, Camden, Lexington, Sumter, |
Sandhills plants | Turkey oak, pine tree, long leaf pine, sweet potato, peach tree, cotton tree, red oak |
Blue ridge animals | Black rat snake, turtles, lizards, copperhead snake, wood ducks |
Inner coastal plain animals | Alligators, crayfish, turtle, frog, geese, snakes |
Major cities inner coastal plains | Darlington, bennettsville, Sumter, Florence, congress national park |
ESSENTIAL Where is the Upcountry in SC? | West part of SC |
ESSENTIAL Where is the Lowcountry in SC? | East part of SC |
Essential Where are SC's largest cities and why would people live there? | Sandhills and or Coastal Zone....... (Confirm with Kirkley). They go there for jobs. |
Essential Which region has many hardwood forests, waterfalls and streams? It is the smallest region in our State. | Blue Ridge |
Essential Known as the Foothills of the mountains and has rolling hills and valleys? | Piedmont |
Essential Was once good for farming but poor farming damaged soil? | Piedmont |
Essential Which region is known as the Old Coast? | Sandhills |
Essential What separates the Up and Lowcountry? | Fall Line |
Essential Which two regions have well drained soil and long growing seasons that are good for crops such as cotton and soybeans | Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain |
Essential Which region is a ten mile stretch from the Atlantic Ocean inland? | Coastal Zone |
Essential What are barrier islands? | Islands off the coast that blocks waves and storms from the coast. |
Essential How do barrier islands protect the Coast? | They make waves smaller |
Essential What is tourism? | When people visit an area from another place |
Essential How does tourism benefit an area? | They spend money and support the economy |
Essential One of the busiest ports in the US is in SC. Where is the port? | Charleston |
Essential What is a Carolina Bay and where is it found? | Answer |
Essential What is a beach and where is it found? | Coastal zone |
Essential What is a river and where is it found? | Blue ridge |
Essential What is a dune and where is it found? | |
Essential What is a swamp and where is it found? | Answer |
Essential What is a fall line and where is it found? | Sandhills, water drops from high land to low land |
Essential What is a plain and where is it found? |