South Carolina Geographic Regions Third Grade Six Geographic

South Carolina: Geographic Regions Third Grade

Six Geographic Regions �Our state is divided into six different geographic regions: �Blue Ridge �Piedmont �Sandhills �Inner Coastal Plain �Outer Coastal Plain �Coastal Zone

The Blue Ridge Region � Physical Features � Blue Ridge Mountains, valleys, forests, Chattooga River, streams, lakes and waterfalls. � Part of the Appalachian Mountains chain that stretches all the way to Canada! � Climate � Highest precipitation is the state: between 70 – 80 inches of snow and rain each year � Average winter temperatures: 40 s � Average summer temperatures: 70 s � Cities/ Towns � Walhalla, Pickens, Westminster and Landrum � Natural Resources � Granite, peach trees, timber, water, � Animals � Fish, deer, and wild turkeys

The Blue Ridge Region Table Rock State Park Sassafras Mountain Peak Lake Jocassee

The Piedmont Region �Physical Features � Largest region in the state � Plateau, hills, Savannah River, Kings Mountain �Climate � Most precipitation is rain in spring and summer, and some snow winter. � Average winter temperature: lower 40 s � Average summer temperature: 80 s �Cities/ Towns � Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Greenwood �Natural Resources � Peach trees, timber, water �Animals � Fish, wild turkeys, cattle, dairy cows and chickens

The Piedmont Region Greenville, South Carolina Peach Trees in Bloom Kings Mountain

The Sandhills Region � Physical Features � Sandy hills, rivers, lakes, pines, next to the fall line � Long, long ago, the coast used to come all the way up to the middle of the state! � Fall line: a drop in elevation that creates rapids in the rivers. � Climate � Rain mostly in spring and summer, a few inches of snowfall occur in winter. � Cities/ Towns � Columbia � Natural Resources � Sand, peaches, timber, cotton, soybeans � Animals � Fish, turkeys, hogs

The Sandhills Region State House, Columbia, SC Fall Line Zone

The Inner Coastal Plain Region � Physical Features � Plains, rolling hills, rivers, swamps, lakes � Climate � Rain throughout the rain � Average spring and summer temperatures are lower 80 s to 90 s � Cities/ Towns � Orangeburg, Sumter, Florence, North Augusta � Natural Resources � Timber, tobacco, cotton, strawberries, cantaloupes, watermelons, soybeans, cucumbers � Animals � Fish, cattle, dairy cows, hogs, chicken

The Inner Coastal Plain Region Soybean Field Lake Moultrie

The Outer Coastal Plain Region �Physical Features �Flat land, rivers, swamps, lakes, Francis Marion National Forest �Climate �Rain throughout the year �Average spring and summer temperatures are lower 80 s to 90 s �Cities �Summerville �Natural Resources �Timber, tobacco, cotton, soybeans �Animals �Fish, cattle, dairy cows, hogs and chicken

The Outer Coastal Plain Region Congaree National Park Cotton Fields

Coastal Zone Region �Physical Features �Beaches, salt marshes, Sea Islands , harbors, barrier islands �Barrier Island: protect shorelines from erosion that naturally occurs because of storms, like hurricanes and the tides. �Tourism is huge! Many people come from all over! �Climates �Rain throughout the year �Average spring and summer temperatures are lower 80 s and 90 s �Cities �North Charleston, Beaufort, Mt. Pleasant, Hilton Head Island, North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach �Natural Resources �Water, limestone, clay, sand, gravel, rivers, pines, rice �Animals �Shellfish, fish

Coastal Zone Region Myrtle Beach, SC Hilton Head Island

Other “Regions” to Know �The Fall Line defines our Upcountry (Upstate) and Lowcountry. �The area north is the Upcountry �The are south is the Lowcountry �Sometimes the middle part of the state is referred to as the “Midlands. ”

What is Around Us? �Our state is bordered by two other states. �We are bordered by North Carolina and Georgia. �Our coastline borders the Atlantic Ocean.