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Georgia’s Geographic Regions
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Earth
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North America
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North America
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USA ! USA ! USA!
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Georgia
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Regions of Georgia 7
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Appalachian Plateau 8
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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
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Cloudland Canyon on Lookout Mountain
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Rock City Atop Lookout Mountain
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Ridge and Valley 25
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Ridge and Valley Georgia
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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 - Dalton
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Confluence of Oostanaula (left) and Etowah Rivers (top) to form Coosa River (right) in Rome
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Berry College Water Mill
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Johns Mountain Northeast Floyd County
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Blue Ridge Region 37
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Blue Ridge Georgia
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Blue Ridge Northeastern part of the state
Part of Appalachian Mt. Range Georgia’s most scenic region Brasstown Bald – GA’s highest point 4700 feet above sea level Most rainfall in Georgia Source of the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers Southern terminus of Appalachian Trail
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Blue Ridge Mountains 41
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Brasstown Bald
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Brasstown Bald
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Blue Ridge Mountains in Fall
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Blue Ridge Mountain Farm
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Lake Chatuge (Towns County)
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Lake Blue Ridge (Fannin County) 49
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Sky Valley Ski Resort (Rabun County
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Atop Black Rock Mountain in Winter
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View From Brasstown Bald Mountain
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Tallulah Gorge 53
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Tallulah Gorge
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Gorge Trail
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Rope Bridge Across Gorge
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Tallulah Gorge From Bottom
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Section of Tallulah Gorge Waterfall
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Tallulah Gorge - Looking Downstream
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Amicalola Falls 60
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Amicalola Falls From Top
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Panning for Gold 62
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Piedmont 63
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Fall Line Piedmont Georgia
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Piedmont Means “foot of the mountains” Most Populated – 1/2 of state
Rolling hills Bedrock – solid granite base just beneath the surface – Stone Mt Red clay We live here Atlanta
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Atlanta
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Construction
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Stone Mountain
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Subdivisions
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Coastal Plains 70
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Fall Line t Coastal Plain Georgia
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Coastal Plain Largest Region – 60% or 3/5 of state
Flat – 0 to 500 ft above sea level Two Parts: Inner & Outer Vidalia Onions Mild Climate Wood Pulp Industry – tree farms Okefenokee Swamp – ½ million acres 100 miles of Coastline Peanuts
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Cotton Farming 73
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Tobacco Farming 74
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Peach Orchard 75
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Chicken Farming 76
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Hog Farming 77
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Turkey Farming 78
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Pecan Orchard 79
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Pine Barrens 80
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Pine Logging 81
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Coastal Plains Farming
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Rural Area 83
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Providence Canyon 84
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Ebenezer Creek 85
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Spanish Moss 86
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Coastal Trees & Vegetation
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Savannah Port 88
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Coastal Marsh 89
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Georgia’s Beaches 90
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Aerial View of Cumberland Island
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Freshwater Wetlands 92
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Okefenokee Swamp 94
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St. Mary’s River 95
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