1 / 11

South Carolina

By Devin.F Nick.S Jake.B. South Carolina . Nickname, Region in U.S., Capital City, Major Cities, Population. The nickname of our state is the Palmetto state Our state is in the Southeast region Our capital is Columbia

ciel
Download Presentation

South Carolina

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. By Devin.F Nick.S Jake.B South Carolina

  2. Nickname, Region in U.S., Capital City, Major Cities, Population • The nickname of our state is the Palmetto state • Our state is in the Southeast region • Our capital is Columbia • Some major cities in South Carolina are Greenville, Charleston, Rock Hill • Our population is 4,723,732 people

  3. State Flag, State Bird, and State Tree State flag State bird State Tree Carolina Wren Sabal palmetto

  4. Current governor, and state senators • This is are governor Nikki Haley. • This is one of the senators Tim Scott. • This is are second senators Lindsey graham.

  5. Borders and Geography • The states that border our state is North Carolina, Georgia and the Atlantic Ocean • Although South Carolina is the 11th smallest state its land is incredibly diverse. It contains sandy beaches, flat land, rolling hills, mountains

  6. Natural Resources/Agriculture and Farming • Granite, sand and gravel • Our state would be good for farming because the largest crops grown there are tobacco, soybeans and cotton

  7. History and Additional Facts • In 1778 South Carolina becomes the eighth state. • Charlestown name is changed to Charleston in 1783. • South Carolina becomes the first state to succeed from the Union in 1860 • In 2011 Nicki Haley becomes the first female govnor of South Carolina.

  8. Places To Visit • Steeple chase (horse race) that takes place in late March. • There is a stock car race at Darlington in May.

  9. Additional facts • The eastern part of South Carolina is a lowland that borders the Atlantic Ocean. • South Carolina had the first government supported lending library in 13 original colonies. • Carolina is Latin form of Charles.

  10. Bibliography “South Carolina.” Culture Grams states Edition. Pro quest, 20H.web.24March2014. World Book; World book so-s2 ; 2004 edition. Volume 18

  11. Thank You

More Related