Have students identify the three urban areas of the state. Then, using a S.C. Highway map, have students locate the interstate highways. Have students explain why the more densely populated counties, generally, lie along and are connected by the interstate highways. Choose one of the counties of S.C. and research how the population has changed in the last 50 years and why. Students will hypothesize why the upper Piedmont has a greater population density than the inner-coastal plain.
Tourism brings in a great deal of money and people into our state.
The policies in the document should protect the environment, but allow timber companies to make a profit. Provide examples of timber practices that have neglected the environment. The document should eliminate action that is excessively harmful to the environment. Match up the number counties found on each top 10 list. Have students discuss reasons why some of the large counties are not as heavily populated as others.