Georgia’s Geographic Regions
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Appalachian Plateau
• Nickname: Tag Corner of GA• Smallest region •• State’s only source of coal deposits
• Location of Lookout Mountain, Ruby Falls, and Cloudland Canyon
•Poor soil for farming
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Ridge and Valley
Ridge and Valley•Located between the Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions
• Site of Several Civil War battlefields
•Forests and fertile valleys provide land for cattle and crops (i.e. Apples)
•Known for textile and carpet manufacturing
• Carpet capital of the world in Dalton, Georgia
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Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge• Northeastern part of the state• Part of Appalachian Mt. Range• Georgia’s most scenic region• Brasstown Bald – GA’s highest point
– 4700 feet above sea level
• Most rainfall in Georgia• Source of the Savannah and Chattahoochee
Rivers• Southern terminus of Appalachian Trail
Blue Ridge Mountains
Brasstown Bald
Brasstown Bald
Blue Ridge Mountains in Fall
Blue Ridge Mountain Farm
Lake Chatuge (Towns County)
Lake Blue Ridge(Fannin County)
Atop Black Rock Mountain in Winter (Rabun County)
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Piedmont
Fall Line
Piedmont• Piedmont means ‘foot of mountain’ and contains rolling hills
• Soil is fertile for farming(wheat and soybeans.)
• Also famous for Georgia red clay and granite rock such as Stone Mountain
• Contains 1⁄2 of the state’s population
• Atlanta as well as Columbus, Macon, and Augusta; plenty of industries and jobs
• Once known as the cotton belt
Atlanta
Sprawl
Stone Mountain
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Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain• Largest Region – 60% or 3/5 of state• Flat – 0 to 500 ft above sea level• Two Parts: Inner & Outer• Vidalia Onions, peanuts, poultry, wood
pulp• Mild Climate• Barrier Islands• Okefenokee Swamp • 100 miles of Coastline
Savannah Port
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