South Carolina Regions Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Larkin

South Carolina Third Grade Social Studies Standards   Standard 3-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of places and regions and the role of human systems in South Carolina. Indicators: 3-1.3 Categorize the six geographic regions of South Carolina—the Blue Ridge Mountain Region, the Piedmont, the Sand Hills, the Inner Coastal Plain, the Outer Coastal Plain, and the Coastal Zone—according to their different physical and human characteristics. Objectives: The student will identify the six regions of South Carolina by locating the regions on a map of South Carolina. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role of human systems in each region of South Carolina by answering questions on a quiz with 80% accuracy.

What is a Region? Geographers study regions to learn about different places. Each region has features that make it different from others. Landforms Climate Location

The United States is divided into seven regions on their physical features: Western Plateau Appalachian Region Ozark Highlands Atlantic Coastal Plain Pacific Coastal Plain Interior Plains Rocky Mountains Atlantic Coastal Plain

South Carolina is also located in the Southeast Region of the U.S.

Southeast Region SOUTHEAST South Carolina

Blue Ridge Piedmont Sandhills Outer Coastal Plain Coastal Zone Inner Coastal Plain Capital Columbia Outer Coastal Plain Coastal Zone

You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

Blue Ridge Piedmont Sandhills Inner Coastal Outer Coastal Coastal Zone Find that Region 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

What is the smallest region?

Blue Ridge

What landform is found in the Blue Ridge?

mountains

What region would I be in if I were mountain climbing, hiking and fishing?

Blue Ridge

What landforms does the Piedmont have?

hills and valleys

What region is not a good farming region?

Piedmont

Where is the soil sandy?

Sandhills

What is a good farming region?

Inner Coastal Plain

What region has the fall line in it?

Sandhills

What region is our capital, Columbia in?

Sandhills

What is the fall line?

Where the elevation changes from high to low and rivers rush over it creating rapids

What region is near the coast?

Outer Coastal Plain

What region is on the coast?

Coastal Zone

In what region would I find beaches and marshes?

Coastal Zone

In what region would I find swamps?

Outer Coastal Plain

In what region is Charleston located?

Coastal Zone

Locate the Blue Ridge region on the map!

Good Job!

Locate the Piedmont region on the map!

Good Job!

Locate the Sandhills region on the map!

Good Job!

Locate the Inner and Outer Coastal Plains on the map!

Good Job!

Locate the Coastal Zone on the map!

Good Job!

Final Jeopardy Make your wager

South Carolina is divided into how many regions?

Final student response

View from Sassafras Mountain top Highest Point in South Carolina is Sassafras Mountain at 3533 feet. View from Sassafras Mountain top Lat/Lon: 35.06470°N / 82.7775°W

PIEDMONT Means foot of the mountain. Encompasses nearly 1/3rd of the state. Rapidly flowing creeks and rivers. Rolling hills and valleys with moderate slopes. Soil is red and yellow clay

SANDHILLS Extends along the fall line. Contains the red hills. Mostly sandy soil Long leaf pine and scrubby oaks Fruits and vegetables are grown here.

INNER COASTAL PLAIN Fertile soil Location of cotton plantations Carolina Bays - oval depressions in swamps Because of sediment that settled in the ocean millions of years ago over the Coastal Plains, there is a lot of Sedimentary Rock in this area.

OUTER COASTAL PLAIN Rivers meander through broad flood plains Location of rice and indigo plantations Lakes and swamps. Movie on Inner and Outer coastal plains

COASTAL ZONE It borders the Atlantic Ocean. It has sand dunes. Marshlands, inlets, bays, barrier islands. It has Palmetto and Palm trees. It has beaches. It is often battered by hurricanes.

Coastal Plain

Inner Coastal

Outer Coastal

Sandhills

Piedmont

Blue Ridge

You have an understanding of the 6 regions of GREAT JOB! You have an understanding of the 6 regions of South Carolina.