5 Regions of Georgia

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5 Regions of Georgia

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Appalachian Plateau

• The smallest
• Tag Corner the point where Tennessee ,Georgia
  and Alabama met
• Elevation from sea level to 2,000 ft.
• Most scenic but least traveled
• Has the most hardwood trees

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Ridge and Valley

• Area where we live
• Elevation from 700 to 1600 ft above sea level
• The land goes from Pasture and farm land (low
  valleys) to apple orchards to mountains

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Blue Ridge

• The highest and largest in state
• Mountains supply all of the water for the state
  (especially Atlanta)
• Beginning of the Appalachian Trail
• Brasstown Bald the highest point (5,000 ft)

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Piedmont

• Most populated ( more than half of the states
  population lives here)
• Stone Mountain the worlds largest mass of
  granite
• Still has pasture and farm land

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Coastal Plain

• Inner Coastal agriculture
• Peanuts, cotton
• Outer Coastal center of naval stores ( pulp
  from pine trees supplies tar, pitch, rosin, and
  turpentine)
• Large pulp production for paper
• 63 forest

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Wetlands

• Low lying land area lies close to the surface
  creating sloughs, swamps, bogs, ponds, and
  freshwater marshes.
• Is influenced by tides creating salt marshes.

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Barrier Islands

• Islands that protect the beaches by blocking the
  wind, sands, and water that could erode the
  mainland

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Continental Shelf

• The portion of the continent or coastal plain
  that extends into the ocean.

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Fall Line

• The place where hills or mountainous lands meet
  the coastal plain.
• Rivers and creeks that flow downhill from the
  mountains cutting deep channels into the soil
  creating waterfalls

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Climate

• The type of weather a region has over a long
  period of time

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Weather

• The day to day conditions and changes in the
  atmosphere.

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Climate of Georgia

• Mild to moderate
• Longer growing season for farmers
• Businesses move to Georgia to save on heating
  costs
• Less employee absences due to weather

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Precipitation for Georgia

• Rain falls in the North Georgia mountains (Blue
  Ridge)
• Atlanta needs the snowfall that melts from the
  Blue Ridge mountains
• Lake Lanier is the only water source for the
  North Georgia area and Atlanta.

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Drought

• Lack of rain fall