1. Due Tuesday at the end of class
5 Regions of Georgia
Due Tuesday at the end of class

2. Geography

3. the science of studying earth as the home of humans.
Geography
Geography:
the science of studying earth as the home of humans.

4. Geography
Identify:
This allows us to understand ourselves, the places that we live, our relationships with the environment and our interdependence on other areas of the world.

5. Geography
Cars: Route 66

6. Geography Relative Location:
Describes where a place is compared with other places
So what is Georgia’s relative location?

7. Why is relative location important?
Geography
Why is relative location important?
Describes weather patterns, gives us a general location and allows us to look at the big picture

8. What is Georgia’s absolute location?
Geography
Absolute Location:
Identifies a precise position on Earth’s surface’ often stated in longitude and latitude
What is Georgia’s absolute location?

9. Which hemisphere is Georgia located in?
Geography
Hemispheres:
Which hemisphere is Georgia located in?
One half of a sphere

10. Geography

11. Geography
North Western

12. Geography
Parallels:
An imaginary line that runs east and west side-by-side with the equator
Latitude:
A measure of the distance north or south of the equator; expressed in degrees, minutes & seconds

13. Geography

14. A line that runs north and south from one pole to the other
Geography
Meridians:
A line that runs north and south from one pole to the other
Longitude:
A measure of the distance east or west of the prime meridian; expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds

15. Geography
Region:
An area of Earth’s surface that is defined by certain unifying characteristics

17. Geography Barrier Island:
An island that lies off the coast and protects the beaches by blocking much of the wind, sands, and water that could erode the mainland

18. Georgia’s Climate

19. Climate v. Weather
Climate refers to the type of weather a region experiences over a long period of time.
Weather refers to the day-to-day conditions and changes in the atmosphere

20. Georgia’s temperature is mild compared to other states
Northern Georgia climate is slightly different because of its mountainous features.

21. Vertical climate: is when temperatures are lower because of the higher elevation

22. Average rainfall in Georgia:
Precipitation
Average rainfall in Georgia:
40-52 in. in central & south GA
65-76 in. in the mountains
Wettest month = July
Driest month = October

23. Precipitation
Blue Ridge Mountains provide precipitation for the whole state by preventing humidity to cross over them

24. Drought
Combined with the rain that we already receive, the snow from the north Georgia mountains melts and runs off into our rivers and lakes providing water for our crops.
When we have a shortage of rainfall, Georgia’s economy is dramatically effected.
Not only are we in danger of loosing our crops, but water related recreational activities also become more difficult.

25. Do you have any questions about Georgia’s Climate?

26. Questions
How does Georgia’s latitude and longitude affect our climate?
Why is precipitation so important to Georgia’s economy?
How does the Gulf of Mexico affect Georgia’s climate?

27. The Five
Regions of Georgia

29. Appalachian Plateau Limestone caves & canyons Nicknames:
“TAG” Corner: Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
Cumberland Plateau
Lookout & Sand Mountain
Soil composition:
limestone, shale &
sandstone
Hardwood Forests
Battle of Chickamauga

31. Ridge & Valley Made up of ridges & valleys Soil Composition:
Shale & limestone
Resistant to erosion
Mostly forests & pastures
Taylor Ridge & Pigeon Mountain
Dalton, GA: “the carpet capitol of the world!”

33. Blue Ridge Region Provides precipitation for the entire state
Sandy Loam soil: mixture of clay, sand & organic matter
Brasstown Bald: 5,000 feet
Springer Mountain: beginning of Appalachian Trail
Amicolola Falls
Tallulah Gorge
Helen

35. Piedmont “foot of the mountain” Made of rolling hills and flat plains
Granite, Sandy Loam &
GA red clay
½ population

36. Columbus  Macon  Augusta
Fall Line
This is an imaginary line that separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain
Columbus  Macon  Augusta
Fuller’s Earth is mined along the Fall Line, which is the mineral used in Kitty Litter

38. Coastal Plain
3/5 State
Inner Coastal: mild climate with good supply of underground water
Outer Coastal: wetlands & barrier islands

39. Marble

40. Georgia's Transportation Systems

41. Essential Question
How have Georgia’s transportation systems (air, land, water, railroads) changed over time and affected human activity and economic opportunities?

42. WATER

43. Georgia’s waterways provided transportation and food for early Indian tribes.
When European settlers arrived, they set up trading posts and established temporary and permanent settlement sites on river bluffs
(steep riverbanks).

44. Why would early people chose to live near water?

45. For about 100 years after its founding, Georgia generally used transportation routes first established by Native Americans.

46. Why?

47. Atlantic Ocean Georgia has more than 100 miles of coastline
Begins at the Savannah River and goes to the St. Mary’s River

48. Georgia’s waterways serve as important inland “highways” for social, political, and economic growth.

49. Why?

50. DEEPWATER PORTS
Savannah & Brunswick

51. LAND

52. Georgia Highways
Odd
Even

53. From Georgia, goods are two truckload days from 82 % of the United States industrial marketplace and 79 % of the nation’s largest consumer markets.

54. Over 100 motor freight carriers serve the metropolitan areas of Georgia.
The state has 35 scheduled carriers, 2,200 intrastate haulers, and 25,000 interstate truckers serving the state.

55. RAILROADS

56. Georgia’s two major railroad lines:
CSX
Norfolk Southern

58. AIR

59. In 1926, the first air mail service in the region began from Chandler Field.
In 1929, Delta Air Lines began passenger service between Atlanta and Dallas.
In 1930, Eastern Air Lines began serving Atlanta.

60. the city of Atlanta bought Candler Field in 1930 and began building hangers and lengthening runways. The rest is history...

61. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, named for former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson, has a main terminal, six concourses, and nearly 200 gates.

62. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
one of the busiest passenger airports in the world.
In an average weekday afternoon, 500 aircraft may be in the air flying toward Hartsfield-Jackson, and an equal number may be in the air after departing it.
In an average month, about 80,000 flights and more than 7 million passengers pass through the airport on flights scheduled with 21 airlines.
At the same time, the airport will handle about 53,700 metric tons of cargo and more than 60,000 metric tons of mail on airliners and cargo aircraft operated by 20 companies.