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KNWL Chart What I Know: What I Need To Know: What I Want To Know: What I Learned: List everything you know about the geography of the US and South Carolina List what you think you need to know about the geography of the US and South Carolina List what you want to learn about the geography of the US and South Carolina At the end of the unit, you will write what you learned about the geography of the US and South Carolina

NFW Prompt What is the study of geography, and how do you think it affects history? What do you base your opinion on? (Minimum of 3 Sentences)

Geography - The Study of the Earth’s Physical Features

The Continents:

CONTINENTS TOUR SONG ZEBRAS live in Africa LIONS and ELEPHANTS, too. Australia is down under, Home of the KANGAROO! Clap your hands for Asia! It's the largest one. Antarctica is covered in ice. The PENGUINS sure have fun! North America is where I live. It's where I work and play. In Europe you'll find England, Where the queen rules every day. South America is home to Brazil. It's the largest country there. The world has seven continents, Learn’em if you dare!

The United States:

The United States: The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, the States, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent. The state of Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles and with over 309 million people, the United States is the third largest country by total area, and the third largest both by land area and population.

South Carolina:

8-1 The Land Coastal Zone Outer Coastal Plain Inner Coastal Plain Landform regions of South Carolina: Coastal Zone Outer Coastal Plain Inner Coastal Plain Sandhills Piedmont Blue Ridge

8-1 The Land 1. Coastal Zone: Only a few feet above sea level Known for its beaches The Grand Strand / Tourism

8-1 The Land 2. Outer Coastal Plain: Rice and indigo plantations Andrews! 3. Inner Coastal Plain: Cotton plantations richest farm land / Carolina bays *Together these are known as the Coastal Plains, the largest landform region in SC, the Largest landform region in SC

8-1 The Land 4. Sandhills: Region extends along fall zone Was once the coastline Sandlappers – people suffering from dietary disease  Pine forests and fruit orchards

8-1 The Land 5. Piedmont: Contains about 1/3 of SC Rivers and streams are narrow and swift Increased elevation / Hills

8-1 The Land 6. Blue Ridge: Highest peak in SC – Sassafras Mountain (Mountainous Region) Tourism Up Country land worn out in the 19th and early 20th centuries due to heavy cotton production

Writing Prompt: Choose one SC region that we discussed. Describe two characteristics of that region. (Do not just copy the notes.) *Reminder: TAG. Use complete sentences.

Mapping South Carolina