Objectives of the lesson

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Objectives of the lesson

• Review symbols of SC
• Identify the purpose of the General Assembly
• Describe the population of SC and predict the
  future population growth
• Describe why people want to live in South
  Carolina
• Describe the effects tourism have on our state

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Symbols of South Carolina

• Carolina Wren
• Yellow Jasmine
• Palmetto Tree

• The state bird is
• The state flower is
• The state tree is

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Symbols of South Carolina

• The Shag
• Boykin Spaniel
• Whitetail Deer

• The state dance is
• The state dog is
• The state animal is

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State Flag

• Col. William Moultrie choose Blue took the
  crescent design from the symbol on his soldiers
  caps
• Palmetto tree came later

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State Nickname

• Palmetto State

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State Government

• Our Governor
• -Governor Nikki Haley (R)
• State House
• -Located in Columbia
• General Assembly-made up of the House of
  Representatives and the Senate
• House 124 members
• Senate 46 members

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State Government

• What does the General Assembly do?
• GA makes laws, changes old laws, and studies the
  outcome of new laws on the people they represent

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Population

• 1960 2,382,594
• 1970 2,590,516
• 1980 3,121,820
• 1990 3,486,703
• 2000 4,012,012
• 2010 4,625,364 (2012 est. 4.7 million)
• Over the past fifty years, about what percentage
  has the population increased?
• 2010 US Census Bureau

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Intracoastal Waterway

• Series of canals and rivers that allows travel up
  down the coastline without entering the ocean

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The Borders of SC

• Atlantic Ocean South and East
• North Carolina North
• Georgia West

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Why do people come to SC?

• -Beaches, Mountains, Tourism
• -Job opportunities
• -Availability of land and other resources
• -Warm Climate

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21st Century SC

• SC grew in its importance during the 20th
  century, particularly in military and political
  leadership
• Senators Strom Thurmond Fritz Hollings
  provided political leadership for SC in national
  politics they helped bring foreign businesses to
  SC
• SC has become more involved in the
  international business market
• BMW, Boeing, and Automotive Engineering

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Natural Land Regions
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Natural Land Regions (continued)

• Coastal Zone
• Outer Coastal Plain
• Inner Coastal Plain
• Sandhills
• Piedmont
• Blue Ridge

Coastal Plain is the largest region
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Coastal Zone

• Strip of land from Atlantic Ocean to 10 miles
  inland
• Divided into three parts
• Grand Strand NC line to
  Myrtle Beach (Winyah Bay)
• Santee Delta Myrtle Beach to the
• mouth of the Santee River
• Sea islands Santee River to Savannah
  River (Hilton Head, Charleston)

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Coastal Plain

• Largest of the regions in South Carolina
• Inner Coastal Plain and Outer Coastal Plain
• Contains richest farmland in state
• Interesting features Carolina bays (oval
  depressions)

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Sandhills

• Located in the middle of the state
• Was coastline millions of years ago
• Contains Fall Line
• Is home to capital - Columbia

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Piedmont

• Means foot of the mountain
• Covers one-third of the state
• Categorized by rolling hills
• Contains monadnocks (orphan mountains)
• Key cities Greenville, Spartanburg, Rock Hill

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Blue Ridge

• Named for Blue Ridge Mountains
• Located in northwestern corner of state
  (Walhalla, Pickens)
• Smallest region in state
• Consists of metamorphic rock
• Highest mountain Sassafras Mountain