We all live on the planet earth. We all live on the planet earth. A map or globe shows us where A map or globe shows us where places on earth are locatedplaces on earth are located..

South Carolina is located in the United States which is on the continent of North America. Two states and the Atlantic Ocean border South Carolina.

North Carolina

AtlanticOcean

Georgia

South CarolinaUnited States

South Carolina is divided into South Carolina is divided into three major regions.three major regions.

Up Country

Midlands

Low Country

Low Country in South CarolinaLow Country in South Carolina

• Made up of coast and coastal plain

• Hot summers and cool winters

• Beaches and islands

• Marshes and swamps

• Tall palmetto trees and pine trees

The Up Country in South CarolinaThe Up Country in South Carolina

• Mountains and the land at the “foot of the mountains” called the Piedmont

• Hot in the Piedmont and cooler in the mountains. Snow and ice in the mountains in the winter and milder in the Piedmont.

• Mountains have mostly deciduous trees• Piedmont have fields, mountains, and

forests

The Midlands of South Carolina•Not as hot as the coast and not as cold as the Up Country

•Rolling hills and valleys with flat lowlands and small mountains

•Rivers and waterfalls. A floodplain at Congaree Swamp has many old cypressand pine trees

Where would you like to Where would you like to live?live?

ResourcesResources

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