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There are _______ geographic regions of South Carolina.
What are six?
The Coastal Zone borders the ___________ and the Inner Coastal Plain region of South Carolina.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Using the compass rose, use directional terms to describe the location of the Coastal Zone region to the Piedmont region.
What is southeast?
One state northwest of South Carolina is ________.
What is Tennessee?
Use a directional term to describe the location of SC in the United States of America.
What is southeast?
An example of a wetland is a _______.
What is a swamp or a marsh?
____________ rivers are slow moving rivers that travel through wetlands.
What is blackwater?
The warm, moist ________ of the Coastal Zone is a result of hot summers and cool winters.
What is the climate?
______ islands protect the coast from wind and water ______ islands protect the coast from wind and water. They are made from large deposits of sand.
What are barrier islands ?
Pieces of land which have broken off the continent are ________ islands.
What are sea islands?
The Coastal Zone’s sandy beaches and mild climate bring many _______ to the area.
What are tourists?
Fishing is a recreational activity in the Coastal Zone, but it is also an important ________ in the area.
What is industry?
People travel from all over the US to play ________ in the Grand Strand.
What is golf?
Archer Huntington provided employment for people during the _________.
What was the Great Depression?
Some of the wealthiest ___________ owners once vacationed in the Murrell’s Inlet and Pawley’s Island area.
What is plantation?
Because people have been careless, our state reptile is now __________.
What is endangered?
Brookgreen Gardens was originally purchased to display Anna Huntington’s ________.
What is sculpture?
The ________ was invented by a sea captain to help him be comfortable as he slept.
What is hammock?
___________ are formed by sand, sea, and wind; they help protect the beach from erosion.
What are dunes?
Bass can be caught in freshwater lakes and streams, but tuna is a _________ fish.
What is saltwater?
Very large deposits of sand formed in a body of water are _________.
What are sandbars?
A ______ is a person who lives in a given place.
What is resident?
What is done for fun and relaxation is ___________.
What is recreation?
_________ is the displacement of soil by wind, water, or gravity.
What is erosion?
A powerful storm formed in the ocean as water and wind rotate is called a __________.
What is hurricane?