2. Location
Relative:To the West is Georgia,to the
north is North Carolina, south-
Georgia,Atlantic Ocean, east-Atlantic
Ocean.
Absolute location of Columbia: 34'N, 81'W.
3. Regions
One region that South Carolina is in is the
Blue Ridge region. South Carolina is also
in the Atlantic coastal plain.
4. Place: Landmark
Some famous landmarks in South Carolina
are the slave plantations where people
can learn about life on a plantation in the
1800s.
5. Place: Landform
One landform in South Carolina is the
Chattooga River which runs through the
state. The Blue Ridge Mountains are a
cluster of mountains in western South
Carolina.
6. Place: Tradition
The Governor's Annual Frog Jumping
Contest is an annual event that takes
place on the Saturday before Easter.
What happens is people bring in frogs to
compete in jumping contests, the winner
goes on to California to represent South
Carolina in a national "jump off".
7. Place: Climate
South Carolina is in a pretty sub-tropical
climate temperature along the coast is
the warmest with summer temperatures
getting up to 90* F and 51*F in the
winter.
8. Movement: Transportation
The most busy airport in South Carolina is
the Charleston international Airport with
over 2.5 million visitors each year! Trains
also have a big impact in South Carolina,
infact South Carolina has over 2,300 miles
of railroad.
9. Movement: Exports
Some important exports from South
Carolina are: textiles, fertilizers, silk,
acrylics, seafood, oysters, shrimp, and
nylon.
10. Movement: Agriculture
The things people in South Carolina farm
are: hay, watermelons, apples, peanuts,
pecans, tobacco, and the two things
South Carolina are famous for peaches
and cotton.
11. Adaptations
Since South Carolina is in a spot that gets
tons of hurricanes, so the people have
shutters on the outside of their houses.
Another adaptation is the houses are on
"stilts" so the water won't hit the house.
12. Modifications
The Santee Dam was built in 1941 and is
located on the Santee River, it was built
under the administration of Franklin D
Roosevelt.
13. Depend
The people of South Carolina depend on
the rich soil for growing crops, they
depend on the Atlantic for crabs, shrimp,
oysters, and crawfish. The people also
use the rivers and the Atlantic for
recreation.
