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