1. The Key Physical Features of Georgia
Georgia Studies
8th Grade
Mr. Wilson

2. The Fall Line
A boundary about 20 miles wide that separates Georgia’s Piedmont region from the Coastal Plain.
Thousands of years ago land south of the Fall Line was covered by ocean.
Many cities developed along the Fall Line including Columbus, Macon, and Augusta.

3. Georgia’s Coast
Georgia’s coast is not long. It is a region that consists of swamps, rivers and streams, estuaries, small islands, and a chain of large coastal islands that face the ocean.
Estuaries- areas at the mouth of a river where fresh and salt water mix

4. Barrier Islands
Barrier islands are a chain of sea islands that form a barrier or wall between the mainland of Georgia and the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia has several including…
Tybee Island
Cumberland Island
Jekyll Island

5. Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenokee Swamp in Ware County, Georgia is the largest swamp in North America.
Okefenokee is an Indian word meaning “trembling ground”

6. Georgia’s Rivers Georgia has 20,000 miles of rivers and streams
Rivers once determined Georgia’s boundaries and affected its settlements.
Georgia rivers flow mainly north to south.
Savannah, Chattahoochee, Flint