What are some of Georgia’s landforms?

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What are some of Georgia’s landforms?

All the kinds of landforms in a certain area. topography All the kinds of landforms in a certain area.

Topography of Tate, GA

Why are these two mountain ranges so different? Appalachian Mountains are lower and more rounded Rocky Mountains form tall jagged peaks

Why are the Appalachian Mountains more rounded than the Rockies? Because they are older and have been worn away by wind and rain

Similar landforms, different topographies Volcanoes usually occur as individual mountains Mountains occur in groups called ranges

Sand dunes, sand spits, and sand bars

How are sand dunes formed? What makes them different from hills? - They are made and shaped by the wind. - A sand dune can move as much as 100 ft. in a year, whereas hills are shaped more slowly.

Barrier islands

Mesas

Canyons

How was the Grand Canyon formed? - By the Colorado River cutting deeper and wider over thousands of years.

Georgia’s four geologic regions

Valley and Ridge

Blue Ridge

Piedmont

Coastal Plain