1. South Carolina Regions
Mrs. Chapman
and
Mrs. Larkin

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. Southeast Region
SOUTHEAST
South Carolina

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

8. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question.
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You will be given the answer.
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10. Blue Ridge Piedmont Sandhills Inner Coastal Outer Coastal Coastal Zone
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11. What is the smallest region?

12. Blue Ridge

13. What landform is found in the Blue Ridge?

14. mountains

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

16. Blue Ridge

17. What landforms does the Piedmont have?

18. hills and valleys

19. What region is not a good farming region?

20. Piedmont

21. Where is the soil sandy?

22. Sandhills

23. What is a good farming region?

24. Inner Coastal Plain

25. What region has the fall line in it?

26. Sandhills

27. What region is our capital, Columbia in?

28. Sandhills

29. What is the fall line?

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

31. What region is near the coast?

32. Outer Coastal Plain

33. What region is on the coast?

34. Coastal Zone

35. In what region would I find beaches and marshes?

36. Coastal Zone

37. In what region would I find swamps?

38. Outer Coastal Plain

39. In what region is Charleston located?

40. Coastal Zone

41. Locate the Blue Ridge region on the map!

42. Good Job!

43. Locate the Piedmont region on the map!

44. Good Job!

45. Locate the Sandhills region on the map!

46. Good Job!

47. Locate the Inner and Outer Coastal Plains on the map!

48. Good Job!

49. Locate the Coastal Zone on the map!

50. Good Job!

51. Final Jeopardy
Make your wager

52. South Carolina is divided into how many regions?

53. Final student response

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

55. 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

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. 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

59. 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.

60. Coastal Plain

61. Inner Coastal

62. Outer Coastal

63. Sandhills

64. Piedmont

65. Blue Ridge

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