Regions
Vocab
Rivers
Unique Features
Misc.
100
This region is the smallest of the six.
Blue Ridge
100
Land and its natural features
Terrain
100
In this area the state’s rivers are narrow and swift.
Up-Country
100
Oval depressions in the soil that have an unknown cause
Carolina Bays
100
This is the climate of South Carolina.
Humid, Subtropical (plentiful rainfall, warm temperatures, long growing season)
200
This region was South Carolina’s coastline 40 million years ago.
Sandhills
200
This is an ancient huge continent.
Pangaea
200
This river system forms the border between South Carolina and Georgia.
Savannah River System
200
These are islands that protect the coast of the state.
Barrier Islands
200
Where is the highest elevation in SC?
Sassafras Mountain
300
This region contains many of our largest cities and takes up 1/3 of the state.
Piedmont
300
This is the study of the earth's physical features.
Geography
300
This river system is located in the northeastern section of the state.
Pee Dee River System
300
The largest delta on the east coast (located in the Coastal Zone)
Santee Delta
300
What continent is SC located on?
North America
400
Name the three divisions of the Coastal Zone.
The Grand Strand, Santee Delta, Barrier Islands
400
This is used to explain the formation of North America’s landscape.
The Theory of the Continental Drift
400
This is the state’s largest river system.
Santee River System
400
Dark, inland swamps and savannahs characterize this region.
Outer Coastal Plain
400
This mountain range is on the eastern side of the US and runs through the northwestern tip of SC…
Appalachian Mountains
500
This region once contained many rice and indigo plantations.
Outer Coastal Plain
500
This area divides the state into the Up and Low Country.
Fall Line (Zone)
500
Rivers below this point become broad and sluggish.
Fall Line
500
Granite peaks that rise suddenly above their surrounding areas found in the Piedmont region.
Monadnock
500
Name all six regions in order from highest elevation to sea level.
Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Sandhills, Inner Coastal Plain, Outer Coastal Plain, Coastal Zone
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