Regions
What region do we live in?
Piedmont
The geological fault cause what disaster?
Charleston Earthquake of 1886
also accepted: Earthquake of 1886
What waterway forms the border between South Carolina and Georgia?
Savannah
What type of climate does South Carolina have?
Subtropical
What are the lines that run parallel with the equator?
Latitude
What region contains the original ocean shore line from 50-60 million years ago?
Sandhill
Which region is a dominant factor in the state's history?
Coastal Zone
What is the biggest system of rivers and lakes in South Carolina?
What season is more likely to have tornadoes?
Spring
What kind of location gives the latitude and longitude of a place?
Absolute Location
What regions are a part of the Upcountry?
Blue Ridge and Piedmont
What is the Grand Strand?
60 miles of unbroken beaches in the Coastal Zone
What waterway is the least engineered by humans?
Pee Dee
What is hurricane season?
Summer and Fall
What are smaller creeks and streams that feed into main rivers?
Tributaries
What is the most productive agricultural region in South Carolina?
Inner Coastal Plain
What purpose do the Barrier Islands serve?
They block the Sea Islands and coast from the sea and winds
What were the two unintended consequences of the Santee Cooper Project?
Santee Delta erosion AND
Clogging the Charleston Harbor
Why did more people die in the Great Sea Island Storm than in Hurricane Hugo?
They did not have the technology that could have warned them about the storm.
What is a place where rivers flow into the sea, leaving soil deposits behind?
Delta
What is the current theory about the Carolina Bays?
They were formed by a meteor breaking up and scarring the land.
What is the main industry in the Coastal Zone?
Tourism
What two waterways are responsible for rice production?
Pee Dee and Edisto
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the temperature and precipitation in the moment, climate is weather over a long period of time
What is a tidal wave formed during a hurricane?
Storm surge