South Carolina, SC

South Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States of America. The Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.

It was the first state to secede from the Union to found the Confederate States of America.

The state is named after King Charles II of England, as Carolus is Latin for Charles. According to 2005 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, the state's population is 4,321,249.

Geography

South Carolina is bounded to the north by North Carolina; to the south and west by Georgia, located across the Savannah River; and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

South Carolina is composed of four geographic areas, whose boundaries roughly parallel the northeast/southwest Atlantic coastline.

The lower part of the state is the Coastal Plain, also known as the Lowcountry, which is nearly flat and composed entirely of recent sediments such as sand, silt, and clay. Areas with better drainage make excellent farmland, though some land is swampy.

The coastline contains many salt marshes and estuaries, as well as natural ports such as Georgetown and Charleston. An unusual feature of the coastal plain is a large number of Carolina bays, the origins of which are uncertain, though one prominent theory suggests that they were created by a meteor shower.

The bays tend to be oval, lining up in a northwest to southeast orientation.

Just west of the coastal plain is the Sand Hills region, which is thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken or the oceans were higher.

The Piedmont (Upstate) region contains the roots of an ancient, eroded mountain chain. It tends to be hilly, with thin, stony clay soils, and contains few areas suitable for farming.

Much of the Piedmont was once farmed, with little success, and is now reforested. At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain.

The fall line was an important early source of water power, and mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of several cities, including the capital, Columbia. The larger rivers are navigable up to the fall line, providing a trade route for mill towns.

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Highlight Your Vacation With Photo Books

by David Dobson

Taking a vacation can be a wonderful thing. It's a real breath of fresh air. It lets you relax, unwind and forget many of your cares and worries. One of the nice things about it is that, when it's over, you're likely to still have many photos to remember it by, too. So, why not preserve those photos in photo books that highlight your vacation memories?

Digital Photos:

One of the great things about the latest technology is that people can now use digital cameras any time they want. In fact, many of them are pocket-sized, or even built into cellular phones. Those photos can quickly be moved to any computer and preserved permanently, unlike old fashioned photos, which could get destroyed much more easily.

Out Of Sight:

There's an old saying that goes "out of sight, out of mind". Well, unfortunately, that does tend to apply to digital photos. Although they are preserved on the computer, they're also easy to forget about. That's all the more reason to both keep them on the computer and put them into great photo books to share with friends and family members.

The Printing Process:

Having copies of your photo book printed is easy. Just send the file to your print company and tell them hiw many copies you need and in what sizes. You can create books in many sizes, in fact, including 5" X 7" which is small enough to be mailed to relatives easily, or larger sizes, which look great on coffee tables or bookshelves.

Creating Your Book:

When you're creating your book, you need to decide how many photos you want to include. Chances are that you'll have many extra photos from your vacation that won't fit, but they don't need to. Many might be similar to each other and there might be some that you just feel are uninteresting.

You can even ask friends and family to pick out their top 5 or 10 favorite pictures. Once you have their lists, just combine them to find the pictures that most people agree upon. That way, you'll have a book of everyone's favorite vacation memories.

Rmember, it's easy to rule certain pictures in or out. So, just pull out duplicate images, pictures that didn't come out properly or pictures that you just plain don't like. Then, what's left should be great pictures. As long as you choose from those, you can't go wrong.

Creating Themes:

When you set up your vacation photo books, you should have certain themes in mind. Obviously, vacation would be the theme of the book itself. However, the pages will need themes. For example, you might ahve one or two pages represent each day of your trip or you might devote certain pages to animals you saw or specific places you visited. In any case, you should do what sounds good to you. After all, it is your vacation book. So, you should like what you make.

About the Author

David Dobson, Manager Digital Print Australia

At Digital Print Australia we specialize in Personal and Business Printing.

For more information on Photo Books be sure to check out Digital Print