8th Grade South Carolina Regions Quiz

What region of S.C. contains nearly 1/3 of the state, and is also known as the "upstate?"

• Blue Ridge

• Coastal Zone

• Piedmont

• The Sandhills

Today, this zone has sandy soil, pine trees, orchards, and forests. Millions of years ago, it would have been the coast and beaches of S.C. Which zone is this?

• Blue Ridge

• Coastal Zone

• Piedmont

• Sandhills

Stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, contains the Grand Strand, the Santee Delta, and the Barrier Islands, It is 185 miles long- 10 miles wide

• Blue Ridge

• Coastal Zone

• Inner Coastal Plain

• Sandhills

Also called the Lower Pine Belt, Rivers rise and fall with the tide, Dark inland swamps and savannahs.

• Outer Coastal Plain

• Inner Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

Also known as the Alpine Region, Contains the Blue Ridge Mountains, Contains the highest peak in SC and highest waterfall east of the Mississippi, Smallest land region in SC taking up only about 2-3% of S.C.'s landmass.

• Coastal Zone

• Inner Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

Also called the Upper Pine Belt, Contains rich bottom lands, Contains SC's only National Forest- Congaree National Park

• Blue Ridge

• Coastal Zone

• Outer Coastal Plain

• Inner Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

Name each region of South Carolina as shown in the map. Region 1- ________________

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

• Sandhills

• Coastal Plain

Name each region of South Carolina as shown in the map. Region 2- ________________

• Piedmont

• Coastal Zone

• Sandhills

• Blue Ridge

Name each region of South Carolina as shown in the map. Region 3- ________________

• Sandhills

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge

• Coastal Zone

Name each region of South Carolina as shown in the map. Region 4- ________________

• Inner Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

• Sandhills