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South Carolina Landform Regions

SC. South Carolina Landform Regions. Earth. Where is South Carolina?. SC. North America. United States of America. Here we are! South Carolina borders the Atlantic Ocean. SC. South Carolina Landform Regions Map.

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South Carolina Landform Regions

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  1. SC South Carolina Landform Regions

  2. Earth Where is South Carolina? SC North America United States of America Here we are! South Carolina borders the Atlantic Ocean.

  3. SC South Carolina Landform Regions Map Our state is divided into regions, starting at the mountains and going down to the coast.

  4. Blue Ridge Mountains Landform Regions SC The Blue Ridge Mountain Region is only 2% of the South Carolina land mass.

  5. Facts About the Blue Ridge Mountains . . . 1, The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of theAppalachian Mountain Range. 2. Manystreams beginin the mountains. 3. These are theoldest mountainsin America. 4. The Blue Ridge Region takes up only2% of South Carolina’s land mass.

  6. Blue Ridge Mountains, SC

  7. Greenville Spartanburg Union Greenwood Rock Hill Abbeville Piedmont Landform Regions SC If you could see the Piedmont Region from space and without the foliage, you would notice it is sort of a huge plateau.

  8. Facts About the Piedmont Region . . . 1.The Piedmont is the largest region of South Carolina. 2.The Piedmont is thought to be a largeplateau(raised high land that is usually flat on the top). 3. The Piedmont is NOT flat, but ishilly. 4. The Piedmont containsmany of our largest citiesin South Carolina. 5. The Piedmont is often calledThe Upstate.

  9. What do we know about the Piedmont of the Southeastern Atlantic States? Let’s watch a three minute video showing us about the Piedmont. You will look for information about the “fall line” that divides the higher Piedmont region from the lower, softer, Coastal Plain region. You will find out how early pioneers used the rivers and waterfalls to their advantage.

  10. What do we know about the Piedmont Region of our Southeastern States?

  11. Columbia, Our State Capitol Sandhills Landform Regions SC Do you wonder why the Sandhills are so sandy? They used to be the coastline of North America millions of years ago.

  12. Four Facts About the Sandhills Region . . . 1. The Sandhills arecovered with the left over sand duneswhen it was SC’s coastline millions of years ago. 2. The Sandhills arenext to the fall linewhere the land slopes down and the rivers become waterfalls. 3. The Sandhills arehilly. 4. The Sandhills hassofter ground than the Piedmont.

  13. How are sand dunes formed? All sand dunes are formed the same way. Every single one is a pile of sand built up by the wind. Once the sand has been picked up by the wind, it will go wherever the wind carries it. Even though most sand dunes are made of the same material and formed in the same way, they vary widely in appearance. F Y I

  14. Aiken Orangeburg Sumter Florence Coastal Plain Landform Regions SC There is an Inner and Outer Coastal Plain. Can you see the dividing line? This area was once in the ocean millions of years ago.

  15. Facts About The Coastal Plains 1. The Coastal Plains are very wet. 2. The Coastal Plains used to be under the ocean millions of years ago. 3. The Coastal Plains have savannahs, which are wild grass prairies. 4. The Coastal Plains have a lot of swamps and marshlands. 5. Because of sediment that settled in the ocean millions of years ago over the Coastal Plains, there is a lot of Sedimentary Rock in this area. 6. The Coastal Plains are flat in most areas.

  16. What Happened? What happened to all that sedimentary rock that is supposed to be in the Inner and Outer Coastal Plains? The coastal plains are fairly flat, so the rock has that eroded over the last million or so years has stayed in the same place as soil instead of washing away. There is no new rock exposed from erosion, so you do not see sediment! Don’t you think the sediment must have eroded into soil along time ago?

  17. Flat? Another thing about the Coastal Plains— Geologists have learned that the coastal plain stair-steps down gradually with six flats and seven slopes. They believe that this happened as the ocean receded (moved backward) throughout thousands of years.

  18. Hilton Head Beaufort Charleston Georgetown Myrtle Beach Coastal Zone Landform Regions SC Take a look at the city map of South Carolina. You can name the cities in the Coastal Zone.

  19. Facts About the Coastal Zone 1. It borders the Atlantic Ocean. 2. It has sand dunes. 3. It has marshlands, inlets, bays, barrier islands. 4. It had Palmetto and Palm trees. 5. It has beaches. 6. It is often battered by hurricanes.

  20. How Did Pioneers Use the Coastal Zone? What did the pioneers grow in the Coastal Zone? Why did they grow this crop? Watch a one-minute video to find out.

  21. StreamlineSC Video

  22. How did cities begin in South Carolina? Take a look at the South Carolina Cities Map to learn where the main cities are placed. Then look at the Rivers and Streams Map. Can you see learn anything by comparing the two maps? Hint: How were rivers used when the South Carolina colony was beginning to settle?

  23. South Carolina Cities Map

  24. SC Rivers

  25. Remember . . . • There are six landform regions in South Carolina: • Blue Ridge Mountains • Piedmont • Sand Hills • Inner Coastal Plain • Outer Coastal Plain • Coastal Zone

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