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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
Symbols of South Carolina
• The state bird is:
• The state flower is:
• The state tree is:
• Carolina Wren
• Yellow Jasmine
• Palmetto Tree
Symbols of South Carolina
• The state dance is:
• The state dog is:
• The state animal is:
• The Shag
• Boykin Spaniel
• Whitetail Deer
State Flag• Col. William Moultrie choose Blue & took the
crescent design from the symbol on his soldiers caps
• Palmetto tree came later
State Nickname
• Palmetto State
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
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
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
Intracoastal Waterway
• Series of canals and rivers that allows travel up & down the coastline without entering the ocean
The Borders of SC• Atlantic Ocean – South and East
• North Carolina – North
• Georgia – West
Why do people come to SC?-Beaches, Mountains, Tourism-Job opportunities-Availability of land and other resources-Warm Climate
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
Natural Land Regions
Natural Land Regions (continued)
• Coastal Zone
• Outer Coastal Plain
• Inner Coastal Plain
• Sandhills
• Piedmont
• Blue Ridge
Coastal Plain is the largest region
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)
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)
Sandhills
• Located in the middle of the state
• Was coastline millions of years ago
• Contains Fall Line
• Is home to capital - Columbia
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
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