South Carolina Landform Regions

Earth Science, Grade Eight

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Identify features on Earth using aerial photography, satellite images, and topographic maps.

Illustrate geologic features found on aerial photography, satellite images, and topographic maps.

Recall the shape or illustrated property of the geologic feature.

8-3.7 Illustrate the creation and changing of landforms that have occurred through geologic processes.

Identify and illustrate geologic features of South Carolina and other regions of the world through the use of imagery and topographic maps.

Learning Objective

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Where is South Carolina?

Here we are! South Carolina borders the Atlantic Ocean.

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Earth

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South Carolina Landform Regions Map

Can you name the South Carolina Landform Regions?

Our state is divided into regions, from the mountains in the Northwest , down to the coast.

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Blue Ridge Mountains

Landform Regions

The Blue Ridge Mountain Region is only 2% of the South Carolina land mass.

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Facts About the Blue Ridge Mountains . . .

1. The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of the

2. Many in the mountains.

3. These are the in America.

4. The Blue Ridge Mountains are

5. The Blue Ridge Region takes up only

Appalachian Mountain Range.

oldest mountains

streams begin

Folding Mountains.

2% of South Carolina’s land mass.

Piedmont

Landform Regions

If you could see the Piedmont Region from space and without the foliage, you would notice it is sort of a huge plateau.

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Facts About the Piedmont Region . . .

1. The Piedmont is the ______ ______ of South Carolina.

2. The Piedmont is thought to be a large _______ (raised high land that is usually flat on the top).

3. The Piedmont is NOT flat, but is ____.

4. The Piedmont contains ____ __ ___ ______ ____ in South Carolina.

5. The Piedmont is often ______ ___ _______

largest region

hilly

plateau

many of our largest cities

called The Upstate.