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Geographic Regions of Georgia

Appalachian Plateau

Unique Feature Smallest region TAG corner (Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia) Lookout Mountain Cloudland Canyon Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks

Agricultural Products Corn Soybeans

Climate Over 60 inches of precipitation 20-40 degrees in the winter 80’s (degrees) in the summer

Business/Industry Lumber Industry

Ridge and Valley

Ridge and Valley

Unique Features Low valleys with narrow ridges The beginning of the Appalachian Trail

Agricultural Products Grain Cattle Apples

Climate Over 60” of precipitation 20-40 degrees in the winter 80’s (degrees) in the summer

Business/Industry Textiles Carpet Manufacturing Dalton—”carpet capital of the world”

Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge

Unique Features Brasstown Bald—highest point in Georgia Amicalola Falls Tallulah Gorge Helen, GA

Agricultural Products Vegetable Farming Apples

Size (Land/Population) 100 miles wide 2,000 sq. miles

Climate Most precipitation (80” per year) 40-41 degrees in winter 74 degrees in summer

Business/Industry Recreation and tourism

Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont

Unique Features Means “foot of the mountain” Red clay and granite Stone Mountain

Agricultural Products Wheat Soybeans Corn Poultry Cattle

Size (Land/Population) 1/3 of the state’s land ½ of the state’s population

Climate 44-47 degrees in the winter 79 to high 90’s in the summer 44-48” of precipitation

Business/Industry A variety of businesses and industries

Coastal Plain

Coastal Plain

Unique Features Largest region Major agricultural area Includes the Barrier Islands Okefenokee Swamp—largest swamp in North America

Agricultural Products Vidalia onions Peanuts Corn Pecans

Size (Land/Population) 3/5 of the state’s land

Climate 53-54 degrees in the winter 80’s to high 90’s (degrees) in the summer 45-50” precipitation

Business/Industry Naval stores Pulp production Recreation Seafood industries Shipyards

Photos From the GeorgiaInfo website http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/photogallery/contents.htm