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SC Geography

SC Geography. Vocabulary. Delta. An area built up by the sediment from upstream of a river. Usually found where the river meets the large body of water. . Continental Drift. The Theory of the movement of the seven continents to their present position. . Pangaea. Giant Continent Theory.

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SC Geography

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  1. SC Geography Vocabulary

  2. Delta • An area built up by the sediment from upstream of a river. Usually found where the river meets the large body of water.

  3. Continental Drift • The Theory of the movement of the seven continents to their present position.

  4. Pangaea • Giant Continent Theory

  5. Geography • The study of the Earth’s physical features.

  6. Fall Zone • Divides the Up Country from the Low Country

  7. Barrier Island • Low sandy islands which protect the coast. (Pawleys Island)

  8. Coastal Plain • Has a lower and upper pine belt. The outer is called the rivers region and the inner is called the low bottom land.

  9. Carolina Bays • Oval depressions in the soil. The fly trap lives here. Benson, SC

  10. Sandhill • Extends along the fall zone. Has red hills to the south and sandhills to the north.

  11. Piedmont • The foot of the mountains. “Foothills”

  12. Blue Ridge • Alpine Area

  13. Coastal Zone • Has three sections. Our area is located in “The Grand Strand”

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