GEORGIA REGIONS

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GEORGIA REGIONS
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Geographic Regions of Georgia

• -- Appalachian Plateau
• -- Ridge and Valley
• -- Blue Ridge Region
• -- Piedmont Plateau
• -- Coastal Plain Region

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Vocabulary

• estuary
• salt marshes
• barrier islands
• Fall Line
• Okefenokee Swamp

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Coastal Plain Region

• Largest region, three-fifths of state
• In prehistoric times, this area was completely
  covered by ocean
• Freshwater wetlands - Okefenokee Swamp located in
  this region.
• Grows pine along the coast and further inland is
  famous for peanuts, peaches, and pecans

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Coastal Plains
            
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Georgias Coast

• Georgias coast is in the eastern Coastal Plains
  region
• The coast consists of swamps, rivers, salt
  marshes, estuaries, and islands
• Salt Marshes wetlands covered by salt water all
  or most of the time that form a unique ecosystem
• Estuary - the area around the rivers mouth where
  fresh and salt water mix
• Barrier Islands - a chain of islands that form a
  wall blocking waves and wind from directly
  hitting the mainland. St. Simons and Tybee are
  two of the Georgia barrier islands.

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Golden Isles
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Okefenokee Swamp

• Located in Ware County near the Florida border.
  Locate on your map.
• Largest freshwater wetland in Georgia.
• Home to a wide variety of wildlife including
  alligators, black bears, wildcats, venomous
  snakes.

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Fall Line

• Fall line - boundary between the Coastal Plain
  and Piedmont regions
• Fall line marks the prehistoric ocean shoreline
• Rivers pick up speed as they fall through this
  region and waterfalls are formed
• Settlements and industry developed along the fall
  line because swift rivers and waterfalls offered
  a source of power

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Piedmont Region

• Consists of rolling hills with many valleys
• Red clay and granite base make up this region.
• Georgia is the largest source of granite in the
  U.S
• Most heavily populated region of GA (Atlanta in
  this region)
• Rivers in this region are fast moving with rapids
  and water falls
• Farms growing cotton, soybeans, wheat, chicken,
  cows are in this region

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Piedmont
Chattahoochee River
            
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Blue Ridge Region

• Located in the Northeastern corner of Georgia
• Brasstown Bald - highest point in Georgia is in
  this region
• Appalachian Trail begins here and ends in Maine
• Largest amounts of rainfall in the state are in
  this region
• Apples are the main crop
• Chattahoochee and Savannah Rivers start here

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Blue Ridge Region
Tallulah Gorge
            
Amicalola Falls
Brasstown Bald
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Ridge and Valley Region

• Long parallel ridges overlooking wide fertile
  valleys
• Sandstone ridges are forest covered and the
  valleys are used for farming and pasture
• Region is known for the carpet industry

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Ridge and Valley
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Appalachian Plateau

• Georgias smallest region located in the
  northwestern corner of the state
• A plateau is flat or sloping elevated land with
  surrounding valleys
• Lookout Mountain and Cloudland Canyon are here.
• Georgias only source of coal is in this region.

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Appalachian Plateau