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Five Physiographic Regions of
Georgia
EQ: What states border
Georgia?
Geographical Regions pg.10
 Georgia has 5
Geographical Regions
 Appalachian and
Plateau
 Ridge and Valley
 Blue Ridge
 Piedmont
 Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plateau pg.10
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Smallest of the five regions
Has limestone caves, deep canyons, rock
formations
Called “T.A.G. corner” bc it joins 3 states
Gets tourism because it was the site of
many Civil War battles, has popular
waterfalls
Elevation as high as 2000 feet
NW corner of GA
ONLY PLACE IN GA YOU CAN FIND COAL
Ridge and Valley
Lies between Plateau & Blue
Ridge.
 Soil = shale, clay, limestone
 Valleys = steep, narrow ridges
 Rocks on ridges are resistant to
erosion.
 Goes north all the way to
Chattanooga
 Area is good for raising cattle &
timber
 Valleys = good for farming
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Blue Ridge pg.11
 Region is 100 miles wide.
 Gets lots of rain
 Soil = mixture of sandy loam, clay
 Beginning of Appalachian mtns, starts in
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Dahlonega, goes to Maine
Continental collide created the Appalachian
Mtns 500 million yrs ago.
Most of GA’s rivers start here.
Area is good for timber
BIG MOUNTAINS
Highest point in GA is BRASSTOWN BALD
Piedmont pg.11
 ½ + population lives in this region
 Piedmont region contains a lot of
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GRANITE BEDROCK.
Atlanta is part of Piedmont
At foothills of the Appalachian mtns
Produces wheat, soybeans, poultry, cattle
Best agriculture in the state
LOTS of BEDROCK, very FEW AQUIFERS
Land is hilly
Contains most of GA’s lakes.
2nd largest region in GA
YOU LIVE HERE!!!
Coastal Plain pg. 12
 60% of GA (largest in GA)
 Some agricultural in the region
 Has wetlands, rivers, ponds, some
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reservoirs
Soil varies from limestone to clay
Has mild climate
Flat low lying land
Contains Okefenokee Swamp
Good for growing trees, peanuts, some
cotton.
IN PREHISTORIC TIMES IT WAS
COVERED BY WATER.
Fall Line pg. 12
 B’tween Piedmont & Coastal Plain.
 Drops from higher elevation (Piedmont)
to lower elevation (Coastal Plain).
 Fall Line = ideal location for
hydroelectricity. Water moves faster on a
slope from high elevation to low
elevation.
 Due to the need for hydroelectricity,
many of GA’s first large cities were built
along the Fall Line.
 WAS GA’s BEACH IN PREHISTORIC
TIMES, when Coastal Plain was covered
by water
Five Physiographic Regions of GA