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SC Regions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Major cities in Blue Ridge Mountains | Walhalla, Lanbrum, Chester's Head State Park |
| Blue Ridge Animals | Frogs, Salamanders, White-tail deer, Fish, Eagles |
| Blue Ridge Plants | Oak, maple, yellow jessamine |
| Blue Ridge Landforms/Soil | Sassafras Mountain, Appalachian Mountains, waterfalls, rocky soil, nutrient rich, red clay |
| Major cities in the Piedmont | Spartanburg, Greenville, York, Anderson, Rock Hill |
| Definition of Piedmont | "Foot of the Hills or Mountains" |
| Piedmont Animals | Cardinal, copperheads, black widows, rabbits, wren, deer |
| Piedmont Landforms/Soil | Rolling hills, Monadnocks, nutrient rich, river valleys |
| Major Cities in the Sandhills | Columbia, Camben, Lexington, Sumter, (Fall Line is located here) |
| Sandhills Animals | Red Woodpecker, gray fox, bobcat, gopher, tortoise, wild turkey |
| Sandhills Landforms/Soil | Sandy soil, poor soil, sand dunes, rolling land |
| Sandhills Plants | Red oak, long leaf pine, wildgrass, cotton tree |
| Piedmont Plants | Yellow jessamine, peach trees, oak trees, maples, evergreens |
| Major cities in Inner Coastal Plain | Congaree National Park, Florence, Darlington, Sumter |
| Inner Coastal Plain Animals | Crayfish, turtle, frogs, snakes, geese |
| Inner Coastal Plants | Cotton plant, red maple, wheat, soy |
| Inner Coastal Landforms/Soil | Best SC soil, half forest, black river swamp, swamps, Carolina bays, tall pine treees |
| Major Cities in Coastal Zone | Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Beaufort, Georgetown |
| Coastal Zone Animals | Shellfish, loggerhead, pelican, dolphin, oyster |
| Coastal Zone Plants | Seaweed, sea oats, wild palmetto |
| Coastal Zone Landforms/Soil | Swamp, beaches, marshes, dunes, sandy soil |
| Major Cities in Outer Coastal Plain | Summerville, Conway, Orangeburg |
| Outer Coastal Plain Animals | Fidler crab, turtle, shrimp, alligator, blue heron |
| Outer Coastal Plain Plants | Long leaf pinetrees, cypress tree, kudzu, cotton plants, grass, chinese tallow |
| Outer Coastal Plain Landforms/Soil | Flat canals, swamps, rivers, streams, Santee River |
| Blue Ridge Industry | Mining, logging trees |
| Piedmont Industry | Textile mills, peaches (peach water tower called Peachoid) |
| Sandhills Industry | Hydroelectric power-used to power the mills |
| Inner Coastal Industry | Cotton |
| Coastal Zone Industry | Fishing, tourism, shipping |
| 3 borders of South Carolina | North Carolina, Georgia, Atlantic Ocean |
| South Carolina Climate | Hot humid summers and cooler winters |
| Blue Ridge Mountain Region | Smallest part of SC |
| Blue Ridge Jobs | Mining, forest rangers |
| Sassafras Mountain | Tallest mountain in SC |
| Piedmont Region | Largest region in SC-takes up about 1/3 of the state |
| Monadocks | Isolated or single hill made of very hard rock |
| "Old Coast" | Remains of sea fossils/coast used to be here |
| City where government leaders work | Columbia |
| Inner Coastal Plain rural area industry | Farms that raise cows, pigs, grow crops |
| Border to Inner Coastal Plain | Outer coastal plain to East, Sand Hills to the North |
| Tributaries | smaller rivers and streams that flow into larger rivers |
| Important mineral in Outer Coastal Plain | Sand |
| Santee River Canal | Located in Outer Coastal Plain |
| Palmetto Tree | State tree-located in Coastal Zone |
| Gullah spoken | Coastal Zone |