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
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