Rhiannon W. Wyatt

Lone Oak Elementary

3rd Grade

Spartanburg Spartanburg (city and county)(city and county)

Piedmont Piedmont (region)(region)

South Carolina South Carolina (state)(state)

United States of America United States of America (country)(country)

North America North America (continent)(continent)

WesternWestern(hemisphere)(hemisphere)

Earth Earth (planet)(planet)

South Carolina is divided into THREE South Carolina is divided into THREE MAJOR REGIONS!MAJOR REGIONS!

The UpCountryThe UpCountry

The MidlandsThe Midlands

The LowCountryThe LowCountry

The UpCountry of South Carolina includes the The UpCountry of South Carolina includes the Blue Ridge and Piedmont Regions.Blue Ridge and Piedmont Regions.

Spartanburg

waterfall

Death Valley

Wofford College

mountains

The Midlands includes the Sandhills region of The Midlands includes the Sandhills region of South Carolina.South Carolina.

Williams-Brice Stadium

Columbia, SC

Governor’s Mansion

The Low Country includes the Inner The Low Country includes the Inner Coastal Plain, Outer Coastal Plain, Coastal Plain, Outer Coastal Plain,

and the Coastal Zone.and the Coastal Zone.

beaches

waterways

swamps

plantations Rainbow Row

So Which Region Do We Live In?So Which Region Do We Live In?

The PiedmontThe Piedmont

South Carolina State South Carolina State StandardsStandards

Social Studies Social Studies

3.10 The learner will 3.10 The learner will demonstrate an demonstrate an understanding of understanding of

places and regions.places and regions.

UpCountry LowCountry

Midlands

South Carolina RegionsSouth Carolina RegionsBibliographyBibliography

Social Studies TextbookSocial Studies TextbookHarcourt Brace Harcourt Brace CommunitiesCommunities American Memory WebsiteAmerican Memory Websitewww.loc.govwww.loc.gov Other websitesOther websites**

http://www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/goverhttp://www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/government_tem1.htmlnment_tem1.html

**http://uscsports.ocsn.com/facilities/scar-facilities.http://uscsports.ocsn.com/facilities/scar-facilities.htmlhtml

**http://www.columbihttp://www.columbihttp://www.fs.fed.us/r8/fms/http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/fms/asc.netasc.net//**http://www.sciway.net/tourism/forests.htmlhttp://www.sciway.net/tourism/forests.html

““Smiling Faces and Beautiful Places”Smiling Faces and Beautiful Places”