1. Georgia’s Geographic Regions

2. Essential Question??? What are the significant geographic regions of Georgia, and how have they impacted Georgia’s growth and development?

3. Georgia Location Between 30 – 35 Degrees North Latitude Between 81 – 85 Degrees West Longitude

4. Georgia Quick Facts Land: 58,910 square miles (21 st ) Water: 854 square miles Coast: 100 miles (16 th ) Shoreline: 2,344 miles (12 th )

5. 250 miles 315 miles

7. Appalachian Plateau Smallest Limestone caves, canyons, rock formations TAG – NW Corner of state Lookout Mt Elevation = up to 2000 ft Cloudland Canyon Only source of coal in GA Battle of Chickamauga – Civil War

12. Ridge and Valley Located b/w Blue Ridge and Appalachian Plateau Narrow ridges that run parallel to the valleys. Georgia’s best source of Apples Carpet capital of the world Beginning of Appalachian Trail

15. Blue Ridge Northeastern part of the state Part of Appalachian Mt. Range Georgia’s most scenic region Brasstown Bald – GA’s highest point (4,784 Feet) Most rainfall in Georgia Source of the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers

16. Brasstown Bald

18. Tallulah Gorge

19. Gorge Trail

20. Rope Bridge Across Gorge

21. Piedmont Mean “foot of the mountains” Most Populated Rolling hills Bedrock – solid granite base just beneath the surface Red clay We live here Atlanta

23. Construction

24. Stone Mountain

25. Subdivisions

26. What is a Fall Line?

27. A Fall Line marks the area where the upland region (continental bedrock) and the coastal plain meet.

28. The Fall Line in Georgia and South Carolina

29. How does the Savannah River look as it crosses the Fall Line?

30. Coastal Plain Largest Region Flat Two Parts: Inner & Outer Vidalia Onions Mild Climate Wood Pulp Okefenokee Swamp 100 miles of Coastline Peanuts

31. Pine Forest

32. Timber Yard

33. Farming in SW Georgia

34. Dirt Road Through Rural Area

35. Coastal Marshland

36. Cotton Field

37. Coastal Plains Farming

38. The Okefenokee Swamp