Absolute Location vs. Relative Location

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Absolute Location vs. Relative
Location
A precise place on the Earths surface (longitude
and latitude)
This describes where a place is compared with
other places
Example Marietta, Georgia 34 N 84 W
Marietta, Georgia is in the Southeastern United
States
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SS8G1a Locate Georgia in relation to
region, nation, continent, and hemispheres.

• Concept
• LOCATION

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Riddle

• How can Georgia be in the North, South, East, and
  West all at once?

It is in the Northern and Western Hemispheres and
in the Southern and Eastern regions of the US.
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Where in the World is Georgia?

• Which hemispheres?
• Which continent?
• Which nation?
• Which region?

Northern and Western
North America
The USA
The Southeast
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Looking at Georgia, and using cardinal and
intermediate directions, what is the location of
Cobb County?
Cobb County is in the northern part and the
western part of the state of Georgia.
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SS8G1b Describe the five geographic
regions of Georgia include the Blue Ridge
Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau,
Piedmont, and Coastal Plain.

• Concept
• LOCATION

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What are the five geographic regions of Georgia?

• - Appalachian Plateau
• - Ridge and Valley
• - Blue Ridge Mountains
• - Piedmont
• - Coastal Plains

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APPALACHIAN PLATEAU

• Northwestern Corner of Georgia.
• TAG area of Georgia.
• (Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia)
• Lookout Mountain
• Poor soil
• Right below Chattanooga, TN

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Ridge and Valley

• Dalton area is known as the carpet capital of
  the world.
• Area is also Georgias Apple Capital.
• Open valleys and narrow ridges.

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Blue Ridge Mountains

• Highest and largest mountains in Georgia
• Site of Brasstown Bald GAs largest peak at
  4,784 feet.
• Wettest area-most precipitation

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Blue Ridge Mountains

• Other info
• Marble mineral resource makes Georgia famous
• 1st Gold rush in America (Dahlonega)

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Piedmont

• Region where we live
• 2nd largest region making up 1/3 of the land
• Most populated region of Georgia- 4.5 million
  people.
• Rolling hills farmland
• Piedmont means foothills

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Piedmont

• Site of Stone Mountain and Atlanta
• Granite and kaolin mineral resources
• Bordered to the south by the Fall Line

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Coastal Plain

• Makes up 3/5 of the state
• Once the bottom of the ocean floor
• Flat landscape / navigable rivers
• Saltwater wetlands along coast

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Coastal Plain

• Site of Okefenokee Swamp Barrier Islands
• Bordered by the Fall Line to the north
• Crops include peanuts, onions, tobacco
• Sparsely populated

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Look at the map key. Which color represents
the high elevation of mountains? Which part of
the state is highest in elevation? What
direction do many of the rivers flow?
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What and where is the FALL LINE?

• Zone several miles wide marking prehistoric ocean
  shoreline
• Augusta, Macon, Columbus were built along Fall
  Line

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What and where is the OKEFENOKEE SWAMP?

• Georgias largest freshwater wetland

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What and where is the OKEFENOKEE SWAMP?

• Rich ecosystem with over 1,100 species of plants
  and animals
• Okefenokee comes from the Seminoles meaning,
  "Land of Trembling Earth"

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What and where are the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS?

• Located in the northern three regions of Georgia
  (Appalachian Plateau, Ridge Valley, and Blue
  Ridge Mountains)
• Are the oldest mountains in North America

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What and where are the BARRIER ISLANDS?

• Site of Jekyll, Cumberland, Tybee, St. Simons,
  and many other islands
• Freshwater rivers meet the salt water of the
  ocean at estuaries

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What and where are the BARRIER ISLANDS?

• Saltwater wetlands along coast are vital to the
  food chain
• Provide protection from storms waves
• Site of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

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Weather vs. Climate

• Weather- the day-to-day conditions and changes in
  the atmosphere.
• Climate- the type of weather a region experiences
  over a long period of time.

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Why do businesses come to Georgia?

• Georgia has a consistently mild climate
• Easy access to interstates/good roads
• Hartsfield Jackson International Airport