1. Native American tribes – Catawba, Cherokee, Yamasee
SC Geography
Native American tribes – Catawba, Cherokee, Yamasee

2. Major River Systems Savannah Border of Georgia and South Carolina
A.C.E.
Ashepoo, Combahee, Edisto
Santee
Saluda, Broad, Wateree, Congaree, Cooper
Pee Dee River
Fall Line – hard boundary where upriver navigation stops at rapids/falls.
Cheraw – Pee Dee, Camden – Wateree, Columbia – Congaree, Augusta - Savannah

3. Landform Regions Blue Ridge Mountains
Part of the Appalachian Mountain Range only 2% of South Carolina
Piedmont
Largest region of South Carolina, hilly with monadnocks like Paris Mountain
Sandhills
Former coastline of ancient South Carolina current hilly location of fall line
Coastal Plain
Flat swampy marshland that also feature savannahs (grass prairies) divided into inner and outer plains
Coastal Zone
Current coastline of South Carolina featuring wetlands, beaches, and barrier islands

4. Native American groups in South Carolina
Eastern Woodland group stretching along the Atlantic seaboard
A. Cherokee lived in the blue ridge/piedmont of South Carolina
i. Divided into Lower (Upstate SC), Middle, and Upper towns
ii. Lived in longhouses and typically featured two chiefs (War-Red/Peace- White)

5. Native American groups in South Carolina cont.
B. Catawba lived primarily in the sandhills of South Carolina
i. Lived near streams where fishing from dugout canoes were popular
ii. Wigwam housing near game trails and agriculture

6. Native American groups in South Carolina cont.
C. Yemasee lived primarily in the coastal plain/zone
i. Muskogean and Siouan language groups that lived in Wigwams
ii. Coastal during summer months and inland (20-30miles) during Fall/Winter