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South Carolina has more than 300 types of soils. However the soil is mostly infertile and needs nutrients for farming. Two hundred years of growing cotton has caused erosion and depletion of nutrients.
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South Carolina resources?
The resources that are found in the state of South Carolina include timber, agriculture, and minerals. Minerals that are extracted include Cement, aggregate and clay.
What is the soil that is in South Carolina?
There are between 250 and 300 different soil types (aka soil 'series') in South Carolina. The majority of these soil types are in a category of soil called the Ultisols. As with biology, there is a taxonomic system for naming soils. The broadest categories are called soil 'orders.' It may help to think of them in the same way as the different 'kingdoms' in biology. Almost all the soils in South Carolina are in the soil order of Ultisols. Other orders found in SC include Entisols, which are very young soils, found in SC at the coast and in river floodplains. Inceptisols are also commonly found in the mountains.
Was the soil good in colonial South Carolina?
Soil varied by location in South Carolina. The Sandhills Region directly along the coast the soil was heavily composed of sand and a little topsoil. The further inward the land was, the better the soil became. Along the coastal plains the soil was dark and fertile. It supported large crops of rice and indigo. The rich Inner Coastal Plain supported cotton crops. The Piedmont is in the foothills of the mountains and the soil was a mineral rich red clay.
Which state has a humid subtropical climate-South Carolina or South Dakota?
That describes South Carolina. South Dakota's climate is called a continental climate.
What are soil resources?
a resource that can be found in dirt or soil
What is the state soil of South Carolina?
The state soil of South Carolina is Lynchburg soil.
South Carolina's natural resources?
South Carolina's resources are gold, lumber, sand, and gravel.
What are the natural resources for North Carolina?
fertile soil
What are some natural resources in South Carolina?
Natural resources in South Carolina include wildlife, timber, and agriculture. Natural stones are also a natural resource of South Carolina.
South Carolina natural?
South Carolina's resources are gold, lumber, sand, and gravel.
What is a natural resources in South Carolina?
Wood.
South Carolina resources?
The resources that are found in the state of South Carolina include timber, agriculture, and minerals. Minerals that are extracted include Cement, aggregate and clay.
Is a river or lake a water resources in South Carolina?
Yes, they are water resources.
What is South Carolina's moto?
South carolinas motto is "Prepared in mind and resources, And while I breath,I hope". South Carolina is great.
How many bears in South Carolina?
11,000 est based on South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
What resources did Colonial South Carolina have?
they are know for there rivers
What natural resources does South Carolina has?
Popcorn and cows
