South Carolina

What is the South Carolina state tree?

• Oak tree
• Maple tree
• Palmetto tree
• Pine tree

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What is the South Carolina state flower?

• Yellow Jessamine
• Tulip
• Red Rose
• Bluebell

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What is South Carolina's state gemstone?

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Match the following terms with their definitions.

• Canyon

• The part of an ocean or sea which reaches into land, generally with a narrower opening

• Strait

• A flat or level area of land

• Plain

• A body of land completely surrounded by water

• Island

• A raised area of the Earth's surface that rises somewhat abruptly and is larger than a hill

• Mountain

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

What two items did the early settlers trade?

• Livestock

• Indigo

• Jewelry

• Rice

A (a)   map shows cities, states, and countries, and a (b)   map shows landforms and waterways and gives them names.

• political

• physical

Match the following people.

• Mary Jane Bethune

• Their role as an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave African Americans an advocate in government

• Francis Marion

• Astronaut who piloted the flight that launched the Hubble telescope

• Bobby Richardson

• NY Yankees baseball player who was born in Sumter, SC and won the 1960 World Series

• Charles Bolden, Jr.

• "the Gamecock"

• Thomas Sumter

• "Swamp Fox"

What Native American tribe helped move Charleston to where it stands today?

• Cherokee
• Kiawah

• Sioux
• Apache

What TWO military bases are located in South Carolina?

• Fort Bragg

• MacDill Air Force Base

• Fort Jackson

• Shaw Air Force Base

Answer explanation

*Shaw AFB is located in Sumter, SC.

*Fort Jackson is a general training camp located in Columbia, SC.

Place where each is located on the state seal.

Groups:

(a) Left Oval

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(b) Right Oval

• The word "Spes" on the bottom meaning "Hope"

• Woman on the beach at dawn

• Standing palmetto tree that represents the American patriots

• Fallen oak tree that represents the British

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