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Location In Georgia
By Payne Pitts
Georgia On My Mind
Artist: Ray Charles
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On April 24, 1979, "Georgia On My Mind,"
was designated Georgia's official state song.
It was performed on March 7, 1979, before a
joint meeting of the Georgia Senate and House
of Representatives by Georgia-born recording
artist Ray Charles.
The Geography of Georgia
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Georgia has a longitude of 81 degrees to 85
degrees west.
Georgia has a length of 300 miles and a width
of 230 miles.
The Geographical center of Georgia
The Geographic center of Georgia is Twiggs
county, which is 18 miles south of Macon.
Borders
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Georgia is bordered by North Carolina and
Tennessee in the north.
To the south we have Florida.
To the West we have Alabama and a little bit
of Florida.
To the East we have South Carolina and the
Atlantic ocean.
Total Area
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Georgia covers 59,441 square miles, making it
the 24 largest state of the 50.
57,919 square miles are land areas.
1,522 square miles of georgia is covered by
water.
Highest point in Georgia
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The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown
Bald Mountain at 4,784 feet above sea level.
Lowest point of Georgia
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The lowest spot in Georgia is at sea level
where Georgia meets the Atlantic Ocean in the
east.
The Mean Elevation
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The Mean Elevation of the state of Georgia is
600 feet above sea level.
Rivers of Georgia
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Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, and
Suwannee River are three of the major rivers
in Georgia out of many.
Savannah
Suwannee
Chattahoochee
Major lakes of Georgia
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Clark's Hill Lake, West Point Lake, and Lake
Hartwell are some of the lakes of Georgia.
They are some major ones.
Clarks Hill
Lake Hartwell
West Point
Climate of Georgia
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Georgia is in a warm temperate sub-tropical
zone.
Without this climate we would not be able to
produce the agriculture we do today.
We produce cotton, peanuts, peas, turnips,
corn, watermelons, and many more crops.
The highest temperature recorded in Geoergia
was 112 degrees Fahrenheit, and was recorded
on July 24, 1953 in Louisville.
Climate cont.
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Lowest temperature in Georgia, -17 degrees
Fahrenheit was recorded on January 27, 1940
at CCC Camp.
The temperature usually ranges from 32.6
degrees to 96.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Five Regions Of Georgia
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There are five different regions in Georgia.
The Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge,
Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and the Coastal Plains.
You will learn about how many people live in
these areas, and many other facts about them.
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge
The
Appalachian
Plateau
Piedmont
The Inner Coastal
Plain
The Outer
Coastal Plain
Valley and Ridge
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The Cartersville fault is the only fault to run
through the Valley and Ridge, and it is also
the only fault to run through Georgia!
The rocks in this area are Sandstone, Shale,
Limestone, and Dolostone.
This area is one of the mountainous regions in
Georgia.
It is known for the fruits, grains, and
vegetables that are grown here.
Valley and Ridge cont.
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This region is located in the north-central part
of Georgia.
Carpet and Textile manufacturing are also a
main tribute to this area.
Over 2,000,000( two million) people live this
region.
This region is in between the Blue Ridge
region, Piedmont region, and the Appalachian
Plateau.
Valley
And
Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
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The Appalachian Plateau gets the word
“Appalachian” from the Appalachian
Mountains.
Its main county is Dade county.
Poor farming is a concern for this region.
It is made up of two flat-top mountains,
Chikamagua and Lookout.
The Appalachian Plateau
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If you have ever wondered what Alabama and
Tennessee look like all you have to do is travel
to Lookout Mountain.
There are cliffs at the bottom of the mountains
that are 200 to 300 feet high.
The
Appalachian
Plateau
Lookout Mountain
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This Mountain is located in the Appalachian
Plateau.
With this mountain you are able to look out
into Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.
During the Civil War Lookout Mountain was
one of the main points of the Battle of
Chattanooga. This battle was placed not only
in Tennessee, but also in Georgia.
Blue Ridge Region
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The Blue Ridge Region is a mountainous
region of Georgia.
In this region is the Amacola Falls and
Brasstown Bald Mountain.
This region has cool winters and summers, it
especially has snow.
This is really all you can say about the Blue
Ridge Region.
Blue Ridge cont.
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Hydroelectric power is what creates electricity
to power this region.
This power is concentrated through Allatoona
Lake, Lake Lanier, Lake Hartwell, and Lake
Oconee.
The Piedmont
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This region is located in the center of Georgia.
This is where half of the people in Georgia
live.
The major cities in this area are Atlanta,
Athens, Augusta, Columbus, and Macon.
There is a vast amount businesses in this area
as well.
Piedmont cont.
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The land in this area are hills sloping toward
the south.
The Fall Line is the boundary for The
Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain.
The Fall Line
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The Fall Line may be also called the Fall Zone.
This is what we use to separate the Piedmont
and The Inner Coastal Plain Region.
It is about 20 miles wide.
Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, and Augusta
are major cities that have developed along the
Fall Line. These cities are major centers of
business.
The Fall Line Cont.
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The most important mining operations of
Georgia are located in the Fall Zone of
Georgia.
This is where Kaolin is mined ,it might be one
of the most important minerals of Georgia.
Kaolin is used in papermaking to give it its
shiny color of Magazines and other glossy
using paper.
Coastal Plains
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The Coastal Plain is divided up into the two
parts: Inner Coastal Plain and the Outer
Coastal Plain.
These Regions are in the southern part in
Georgia.
Berrien County is located in these regions, we
are on the line, so we just say we are in the
Coastal Plain.
Inner Coastal Plain
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There are about 40 counties in this region.
Georgia's farmland is mostly located in this
region.
The Fall Line is also located in this area.
We DON’T live in just this area we live in
both Coastal Plains.
Outer Coastal Plain
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One of the most famous land marks in Georgia
is located in this region is The Okefenokee
Swamp.
There are about 40 counties in this region.
This plain is the southern most region in
Georgia, and it is along Florida and The
Atlantic Ocean.
This region has the the Barrier Islands within
it.
The Barrier Islands
These are the islands that protect Georgia
from hurricanes that come in from the
southeast from the Atlantic Ocean. There are
many islands along the coast, but here are the
ones we can get to by bridge: Jekyll, Sea
Island, St. Simons, and Tybee. Here are some
of the ones you can only get to by boat: St.
Catherines, Cumberland, and many more.
Barrier Islands
Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenoke
Swamp is the oldest
and largest swamp in
North America.
It is home to over
400 species of
animals and covers
almost 700 miles of
the southeast corner
of Georgia.
The Okefenokee Swamp Cont.
The Seminoles called the
Okefenokee “ Land of
the Trembling Earth.”
In 1937, President
Franklin Roosevelt
created the Okefenokee
Wildlife Refuge. This
act protects the land
from logging.
Today, the swamp exists
in its natural state and
does not have any roads.
This ecosystem is healthy
because of limited human
exposure.
It was part of the ocean floor
during the Cretaceous
period.
It drains west through the
Savannah River into the
Atlantic Ocean.
Rivers in Georgia
There are two rivers in
Georgia that we will be
concerned with this year
they are the
Chattahoochee and
Savannah Rivers. Both
of these rivers are
borders for Georgia one
to the West and one to
the East.
The Savannah River is
the river that is on the
border to the East, and
the Chattahoochee River
to the West. Both of
these rivers are
important waterways for
Georgia.
Chattahoochee River
This river starts in the Blue Ridge Mountains
and travels all the way down on the side of
Alabama. It also travels through the Fall Line.
During the Civil War this River was used to
power mills. After World War 1 the
Chattahoochee River was used to create
hydroelectric power through dams. This river is
important for drinking water and recreational
purposes for Georgia and Alabama .
Chattahoochee River
The
Chattahoochee
River
The Savannah River
This is the natural boundary between Georgia
and South Carolina. This river flows Southeast
pass Savannah into the Atlantic Ocean. This
river is important to both Georgia and South
Carolina. Pollution is in the top ten concerns
for this river and every River. This river is
used as a shipping canal for both Georgia and
South Carolina, it is one of the nation’s busiest
ports for ocean bound ships.
The Savannah River
The Savannah
River
Credits
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Credits
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e/images/RegionImages/physiograph.jpg
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Artic
le.jsp?id=h-1159
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Plat
eau
Credits
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Georgia Studies book_ Chapter 1
Georgia studies coach book lesson 30 and 31
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