Geographic Regions
This region of Georgia is the smallest of all 5 and often called the TAB
Appalachian Plateau
You wont find the Nile Crocodile here but there are 1000s of her cousins residing in this feature
Okefenokee
These cities developed along the Fall Line due to it's trade location
Columbus, Augusta, Macon
He founded Georgia. First name James.
Oglethorpe
Some old folks, like Fletchers Grandfather, use this term for the Fall Line
Gnat Line
This region of Georgia is where a "rush" began in the United States but today it is famous for mountains, scenic views, and tourism
Blueridge
The name means "Trembling Earth"
Okefenokee again!
These are 4 economic activities in the Coastal Plains Region
seafood, fishing industry, farming, tourism
The assassination of this Georgian Civil Rights activist rocked the US.
MLK Jr
Which Georgia city is the Limestone capital of the world?
Elberton
This region is famous for peanuts, cotton, seafood, and barrier islands, and YOU
Coastal Plains
It borders Georgia on the east and runs into the Atlantic. It is a major source of drinking water for Savannah
Savannah River-derrr
The Ridge and Valley region made quite a profit due to it's mining for______________
Limestone
Ray Charles, a blind song writer and pianist, wrote this famous song that all Georgians know.
Georgia
What economic activity, if approved, will threaten the ecosystem of the Okefenokee swamp?
Fracking
This region has poor and rocky soil with cliffs and rock outcrops
Ridge and Valley
Tybee is included as one of these features of Ga. They protect the coastline of Ga.
Barrier Islands
Both the Chattahoochee and Savannah Rivers were used for trade and ,today, are used to produce _______ power.
hydroelectric
Who wrote that "Its Ok to be Itty Bitty" even if you are "Living on Love", "Way Down Yonder on the Chattahoochee" because "He's Gone Country"
Alan Jackson
The highest peak in Georgia
Brasstown Bald
Although it is a huge farming region, manufacturing is also prevalent here
HInt*clay soil
Piedmont
While this feature serves as the boundary between two regions of Georgia, it was once the shoreline of an ancient ocean
Fall Line
Three things have been mined in Georgia. List them
gold, coal, limestone
The only President of the United States from Georgia
Jimmy Carter
On his famous March to the Sea, Sherman burned everything in his path but when he came to Savannah, he said it was just too beautiful to destroy. What did he do with it?
Gave it to Lincoln for a Christmas present.