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7. Georgia's Location
Georgia is located in which two hemispheres?
Georgia is located on what continent?
Georgia is located in which nation?
Georgia is located in which region of the United
States?
9. Five Physical Regions of Georgia
▪ 1: Blue Ridge
▪ 2: Ridge andValley
▪ 3: Appalachian Plateau
▪ 4: Piedmont
▪ 5: Coastal Plain
10. Physical Map of Georgia
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• A: Fall Line
• B: Barrier Islands
• C: Okefenokee Swamp
• D: Appalachian Mts.
• E: Blue Ridge Mts.
• F: Savannah River
• G: Chattahoochee River
12. Appalachian Plateau
▪ Location
– Farthest NW corner of GA
▪ Climate
– Mild summers; cooler winters due to higher
elevation; some snow and ice in winter
▪ Resources/Agriculture
– Not good for farming
– Some corn and soybeans grown here
▪ Features & Facts
– Smallest region
– Lookout Mountain & Cloudland Canyon
– Caving is popular
▪ Economics
– Most profitable industries are tourism and
forestry
– Coal, iron ore, and limestone mined here
14. Coastal Plains
▪ Location?
– Southern half of the state; largest region
– Stretches from east to west state boundaries
▪ Climate?
– Humid and subtropical
– Long, hot summers and mild winters
▪ Resources/Agriculture
– Fertile soil; most of state’s crops
– Peanuts, Vidalia onions, pecans, soybeans,
cotton
– tourism
▪ Features & Facts
– Barrier islands & Okefenokee swamp
– Inner Plains (farmland) & Outer Plains (coast &
swampland)
▪ Economics
– Pulp & paper industry
– Commercial fishing
– Tourism near barrier islands
– Deepwater ports
16. Blue Ridge
▪ Location
– Northeast corner
– Southern Appalachian Mts.
▪ Climate
– Most rainfall. Savannah and Chattahoochee
rivers originate here
– Cooler due to higher elevation
▪ Resources/Agriculture
– Small farms in valleys produce apples, corn,
other vegetables
– Pastures home to large animals
▪ Features & Facts
– Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s highest peak
– Beginning of the Appalachian trail
– Dahlonega; 1st gold rush town
▪ Economics
– Harvesting timber
– Historically: mining gold
18. Piedmont
▪ Location
– North of Coastal Plains
– Stretches from east to west state boundaries
▪ Climate
– Hot summers, mild winters
– Some snow possibility
▪ Resources/Agriculture
– A lot of agricultural production; cotton, soy,
wheat, poultry/eggs, hogs, cattle/beef, peaches
(along Fall Line)
▪ Features & Facts
– Gently rolling hills; “foot of the hills”
– Red clay
– Urban cities of Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, and
Macon. Most populous region.
– Stone Mountain
▪ Economics
– A lot of manufacturing and large scale farming
– National & international businesses
20. Ridge and Valley
▪ Location
– Northwest GA; east of Appalachian Plateau
▪ Climate
– Similar to Appalachian Plateau
▪ Resources/Agriculture
– 4% of valley is used as pasture & farmland
– Corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton
– Pine timber
▪ Features & Facts
– Dalton, the carpet capital of the world
– Numerous caves
▪ Economics
– Textile & carpets
– Some mining
21. Quick Review
▪ Smallest?
– Appalachian Plateau
▪ Largest?
– Coastal Plains
▪ Most Populated?
– Piedmont
▪ Carpets?
– Ridge and Valley
▪ Gold?
– Blue Ridge
▪ Most rainfall?
– Blue Ridge
• Peaches?
• Piedmont & Coastal Plains
(mostly along Fall Line)
• Peanuts?
• Coastal Plains
• Swamp?
• Coastal Plains
• Brasstown Bald?
• Blue Ridge
• Lookout Mountain?
• Appalachian Plateau
▪ Mining?
– Appalachian Plateau
(and a little Valley &
Ridge)
▪ Cattle & Poultry?
– Piedmont
22. Think About It
▪ Savannah was one of
Georgia’s first
permanent
settlements. Why do
you think colonists
chose this location
back in the 1700s?
23. Savannah River
▪ Forms the eastern border
between Georgia and South
Carolina
▪ Historically
– Explored by De Soto
– Good settlement location for natives
and first Georgians
▪ Today:
– Shipping
– Cooling nuclear power plants
– Hydroelectric power
– Drinking water
24. Chattahoochee River
▪ Partially forms Georgia’s
western border with
Alabama
▪ Historically use for…
– Transportation for Native
Americans
– Too difficult to use for
transportation today
▪ Currently used for…
– industry, drinking water
(especially for ATL), and
recreation
25. Barrier Islands
▪ A 100 mile line of islands.
▪ Called barrier islands
because they block
beaches from wind, sand,
and water erosion.
▪ Nationally protected parks
and seashores
▪ Historically used for
missions, forts, and
plantations.
26. Okefenokee Swamp
▪ Largest freshwater
swamp in North
America (700 square
miles)
▪ War between colonists
and natives fought
here
▪ Used to be a source of
timber, until FDR
turned the swamp into
a wildlife refuge area.
27. The Fall Line
▪ Natural boundary between the
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
regions
▪ Significant drop in elevation
from north to south, creating
a line of waterfalls
– Because it was the end of
navigable waters for early
settlers, many explorers set up
forts & towns along the Fall Line
▪ Used to be the location of the
Atlantic coast in the Mesozoic
era
▪ Used for mills and
hydroelectric power
28. Appalachian Mountains
▪ Found in northern regions of the
state
▪ Rounded and weathered, after
millions of years of erosion
▪ Brasstown Bald – highest peak in
the state – found in Blue Ridge
region
▪ Gold found near Dahlonega in
1828 began the state’s gold rush
29. What are the different ways Georgia utilizes
TRANSPORTAITON?
30. Georgia's Transportation Systems
▪ Economic impact
– Local impact: provide job opportunities
– Helps the development of cities
– Brings tourists to the state
– Domestic and international trade (exports
and imports)
32. Historical Importance of Water
▪ Chattahoochee, Savannah, and St.
Mary’s rivers create natural
boundaries for Georgia
▪ Natives & early settlers used rivers
for food and transportation
▪ Water used for rice and cotton
farming
▪ Ports of Savannah & Brunswick used
for trade
▪ Rivers transported goods & people as
settlers expanded into native lands
33. Georgia’s Climate
▪ Mostly mild/moderate, with subtropical
temperatures near the coast.
▪ 4 distinct seasons
▪ Mild climate=major companies, longer
growing seasons, natural irrigation
▪ Vertical climate: the temperature drops as the
elevation rises
▪ Precipitation:
– Snow melts and runs off into streams and
lakes
– Avg. 42-50 inches of rain per year
34. Multiple Choice Review
▪ Why is the population of Georgia heavily concentrated in
the Atlanta area?
A) Atlanta has a larger geographic area than other cities.
B) Agricultural areas are more productive than urban
areas.
C) Other parts of the state have tried to maintain their
historic populations.
D) The airport and highway systems make Atlanta a
major transportation hub.
35. Multiple Choice Review
▪ Which terms best describes the Piedmont region of
Georgia today?
A) broad treeless plains, richest soil in Georgia
B) heavily forested, highest elevation in Georgia
C) gently sloping land, lowest elevation in Georgia
D) rolling farmland, most heavily populated region of
Georgia
36. Multiple Choice Review
▪ Which best describes the fall line in Georgia?
A) the nickname of Georgia's border with Florida
B) the natural border between the Piedmont and the
mountains
C) a man-made boundary dividing the Piedmont from
the coastal plain
D) a zone several miles wide that marks the prehistoric
ocean's shoreline
37. Multiple Choice Review
Which list gives the correct location of Georgia?
A. Northeastern United States, North America, Northern
Hemisphere
B. MidAtlantic United States, North America, Southern
Hemisphere
C. Southeastern United States, North America, Eastern
Hemisphere
D. Southeastern United States, North American, Western
Hemisphere
38. Multiple Choice Review
▪ Because of the climate in Georgia, early colonists found
Georgia to be a good place for
▪ A) the king to reside.
▪ B) the first American colony.
▪ C) growing crops to send to England.
▪ D) hiring people to work in England.
39. Multiple Choice Review ▪ What is the importance of the Okefenokee
Swamp to Georgia?
▪ A) It once served as a buffer zone between
the United States and the French Empire.
▪ B) It was the site of the first settlement of
Native American Indians in the state of Georgia.
▪ C) It contains miles of inland waterways used
to link parts of the state together for
transportation of goods produced in Georgia.
▪ D) It provides habitats for endangered and
threatened species such as the red-cockaded
woodpecker and a wide variety of other wildlife
species.
40. Multiple Choice Review
▪ Beginning in the 1990s, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, entered
into a legal battle involving the environment. Each state was
claiming ownership of a natural resource.
▪ Which of these would MOST likely be the source of this legal
battle?
▪ A) Savannah River
▪ B) Barrier Islands
▪ C) Okefenokee Swamp
▪ D) Chattahoochee River
41. Multiple Choice Review
▪ Which of the following describes
similarities between regions 1, 2, 3, and
5?
▪ A. They are relatively flat.
▪ B. The have sparse populations.
▪ C. They are mostly mountainous.
▪ D. They are the oldest geographic
regions.