Geography and Native Americans of SC

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Geography and Native Americans of SC

• Coach Drozdak

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The Major River Systems of SC

• The Pee Dee River System
• The Santee River System
• The Savannah River System
• The Edisto River System

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The Pee Dee River System

• The system begins in North Carolina
• The system empties into the Atlantic Ocean
  through Winyah Bay at Georgetown

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Santee River System

• The largest river system in SC
• The system begins in the Blue Ridge Region of
  North Carolina
• The system drains at the center of the state

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Savannah River System

• This system begins in the mountains of North
  Carolina
• Once the Savannah River is formed it is used as
  the boundaries between South Carolina and Georgia
• The Savannah River is the only river in the state
  on which large ships can travel inland for any
  distance

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Edisto River System

• This is the only river system that is located
  entirely in the state of South Carolina

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Landform Regions of SC

• The Blue Ridge Region
• The Piedmont Region
• The Sandhills Region
• The Inner Coastal Plain Region
• The Outer Coastal Plain Region
• The Coastal Zone

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Native Americans of SC

• Daily Life
• Hunting and gathering
• Farming
• Pottery
• Weaving

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Tribes of SC

• The tribes were divided into groups by language
• Four language groups in S.C
• Iroquoian Cherokee
• Siouan Catawba
• Muskhogean Yemasee
• Algonquian Shawnee