1. Do Now: Draw 5 Regions on Map (check cart by the door)
(or use pg 9 in book)

2. Geographic Regions of Georgia
Describe the five
geographic regions
found in Georgia.
By Taylor Sundius

3. Review: What is a region?
Areas that are similar in terms of landscape, climate, elevation, and plant and animal life

5. Blue Ridge Mountains Most scenic Mountainous Lots of rain
Cooler temperatures
Shortened growing season – higher altitude
Agriculture: apples, corn, vegetables
Resources: Timber (hickory & oak

6. Valley and Ridge West of the Blue Ridge Long parallel ridges
overlook wide valleys
Valleys are great
for farming
Cotton and corn
Pathways for
explorers

7. Appalachian Plateau What is a plateau…? Flat-topped plateaus
separated by a deep,
narrow valley
Small farms
Land mostly used for
timber and pasture

8. Piedmont
Think about where we live… how would you describe the land around us?
Rolling hills, lots
of valleys, red
clay
Agriculture:
cotton, soybeans,
wheat

9. Coastal Plain Covers the southern half of the state
This used to be completely covered by ocean!
Soil is made of limestone, clay & sand
Land is flat & not very fertile
Land use: pasture and timber farming
Long droughts common

10. Coastal Plain