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Geographic Regions of Georgia
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Appalachian Plateau
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Unique Feature Smallest region
TAG corner (Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia) Lookout Mountain Cloudland Canyon Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks
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Agricultural Products
Corn Soybeans
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Climate Over 60 inches of precipitation 20-40 degrees in the winter
80’s (degrees) in the summer
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Business/Industry Lumber Industry
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Ridge and Valley
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Ridge and Valley
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Unique Features Low valleys with narrow ridges
The beginning of the Appalachian Trail
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Agricultural Products
Grain Cattle Apples
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Climate Over 60” of precipitation 20-40 degrees in the winter
80’s (degrees) in the summer
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Business/Industry Textiles Carpet Manufacturing
Dalton—”carpet capital of the world”
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Blue Ridge
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Blue Ridge
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Unique Features Brasstown Bald—highest point in Georgia
Amicalola Falls Tallulah Gorge Helen, GA
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Agricultural Products
Vegetable Farming Apples
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Size (Land/Population)
100 miles wide 2,000 sq. miles
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Climate Most precipitation (80” per year) 40-41 degrees in winter
74 degrees in summer
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Business/Industry Recreation and tourism
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Piedmont
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Piedmont
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Piedmont
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Unique Features Means “foot of the mountain” Red clay and granite
Stone Mountain
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Agricultural Products
Wheat Soybeans Corn Poultry Cattle
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Size (Land/Population)
1/3 of the state’s land ½ of the state’s population
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Climate 44-47 degrees in the winter 79 to high 90’s in the summer
44-48” of precipitation
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Business/Industry A variety of businesses and industries
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Coastal Plain
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Coastal Plain
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Unique Features Largest region Major agricultural area
Includes the Barrier Islands Okefenokee Swamp—largest swamp in North America
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Agricultural Products
Vidalia onions Peanuts Corn Pecans
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Size (Land/Population)
3/5 of the state’s land
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Climate 53-54 degrees in the winter
80’s to high 90’s (degrees) in the summer 45-50” precipitation
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Business/Industry Naval stores Pulp production Recreation
Seafood industries Shipyards
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Photos From the GeorgiaInfo website
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