The Sandhills of South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

The Sandhills of South Carolina marked the edge of the ancient ocean shoreline nearly 55 million years ago in what is now South Carolina. The Sandhills today form a band that separates the Midlands and Piedmont from the Coastal Plain, running through parts of Aiken, Lexington, Richland, Kershaw, Sumter and Chesterfield Counties.

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Standards

• Global citizenship begins with the initial understanding of Earth’s major features and how geographic information is used to learn about those features.
  • This indicator prompts students to inquire about spatial hierarchies (i.e., scale) to understand connections between Earth’s systems. Political features include cities, states, and countries. Physical features include forests, mountains, oceans,
• 1.G.4 Describe and compare various landforms within South Carolina through the use of primary and secondary sources.