1. Georgia’s Geographic Regions

2. Essential Question??? What are the significant geographic regions of Georgia, and how have they impacted Georgia’s growth and development?

3. Georgia Location Between 30 – 35 Degrees North Latitude Between 81 – 85 Degrees West Longitude

4. Georgia Quick Facts Land: 58,910 square miles (21 st ) Water: 854 square miles Coast: 100 miles (16 th ) Shoreline: 2,344 miles (12 th )

5. 250 miles 315 miles

6. Southeastern States

7. Rivers of Georgia

8. Appalachian Plateau

9. Smallest Limestone caves, canyons, rock formations TAG – NW Corner of state Lookout Mt Elevation = up to 2000 ft Cloudland Canyon Only source of coal in GA Battle of Chickamauga – Civil War

16. Ridge and Valley

17. Ridge and Valley Located b/w Blue Ridge and Appalachian Plateau Narrow ridges that run parallel to the valleys. Georgia’s best source of Apples Carpet capital of the world

22. Blue Ridge

23. Northeastern part of the state Part of Appalachian Mt. Range Springer Mtn. – start of Appalachian Trail Brasstown Bald – (4,784 Feet) Highest Most rainfall in Georgia Source of the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers

24. Brasstown Bald

31. Piedmont

32. Mean “foot of the mountains” Most Populated Rolling hills Bedrock – solid granite base just beneath the surface Red clay We live here Atlanta

35. Stone Mountain

37. Subdivisions

39. What is a Fall Line?

40. A Fall Line marks the area where the upland region (continental bedrock) and the coastal plain meet.

41. The Fall Line in Georgia and South Carolina

42. How does the Savannah River look as it crosses the Fall Line?

43. Coastal Plain

44. Largest Region Flat Two Parts: Inner & Outer Vidalia Onions Mild Climate Wood Pulp Okefenokee Swamp 100 miles of Coastline Peanuts

45. Pine Forest

49. Timber Yard

50. Farming in SW Georgia

51. Coastal Marshland

55. Cotton Field

56. Coastal Plains Farming

57. The Okefenokee Swamp