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Key Physical features in
Georgia
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Fall Line -Natural boundary separating the Piedmont & Coastal Plains region (literally becomes a drop- off in some areas that creates waterfalls difficult to navigate through. Why do you think this feature was important in early Georgia history??)
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Okefenokee swamp Fun to know:
Located in southeastern GA, it is the largest freshwater swamp in North America. Fun to know: Choctaw Indians gave the name Okefenokee, meaning the “Land of the Trembling Earth” Most famous Indian tribe that occupied the swamp- Seminole.
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Appalachian Mountains
Southernmost point of Appalachian Mtns is in Georgia’s Blue Ridge region Highest peak in GA is Brasstown Bald (4700 feet above sea level)
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Begins in the Blue Ridge region, & flows south to the Gulf of Mexico, forms border between Georgia & Alabama. Used as the water source for Atlantans. Something to ponder: The states of Alabama & Florida have been in a 20+ year “Water War” (Suing back and forth) over who has usage rights to the water. Chattahoochee River
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-Forms border between South Carolina and Georgia & flows out to the Atlantic. This river has been a source of water & food for over thousands of years. -Source of drinking water and hydroelectric power for Savannah and Augusta. Savannah River
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Barrier Islands WRITE THIS! Chain of islands off the coast of GA that PROTECT the mainland from storms, wind and water erosion. Fishing & paper industry is important, but the islands are mostly used for tourism and recreation destinations. There are 14 islands, but many are wildlife refuges or state parks.
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