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Two column notes on Geographic
Regions
How do they impact the economy?
Appalachian Plateau
Located: Upper left corner (TAG) Smallest
region
Resources: Georgia’s only coal deposit
Landscape: caves, canyons, rock formations
Lookout Mountain is in this region
Industries: mining for coal, tourists
Valley and Ridge
Located between the mountains regions.
Landscape: areas of flat farmland as well as
narrow ridges
Home to the bloodiest Civil War battle in
Georgia
Resources: hardwood trees, farmland
Industries: textile (carpet), farming, forestry
(hardwood trees)
Piedmont
Located between the mountains and the
coastal plains
Landscape: rolling hills, red clay, farmland
in lower area
Resources: granite (largest above ground
Granite Mountain in the world – Stone
Mountain), kaolin (white stone that is
mined) largest population, 1/3 of the state
Industries: Transportation, tourists, farming
(lower piedmont)
Blue Ridge
Located in the upper right corner of Ga.
Part of the Appalachian Mts.
Landscape: tallest mountain peak in
Georgia: Brass town Ball,
Resources: Marble, apples, gold,
commercial forests, receives the most rain
(provides the most water to the state. Both
the Chatt. and Savannah rivers begin in Blue
Ridge)
Industries: Apple, tourists, forestry
Coastal Plains
Located: below the piedmont. Divided into
the upper and lower coast plains
Largest region – makes up more than 50%
of the state but sparsely populated (few
people)
Landscape – varies as you go south. Flat
land – best farming in Georgia in upper
coastal plains, sandy soil further south.
Navigable rivers, Beach and marshland on
coast along with barrier islands.
Resources: farmland for crops, Okefenokee
Swamp, important seaports
Industries: Farming (peanuts, onions, pine
trees, peaches, pecans) Tourists,
International shipping (seaports)