GA Regions & Physical Features
There are many different in Georgia that have influenced the region's development.
Physical Features
The fall line is about twenty miles wide and separates these two regions of Georgia.
Piedmont region and Coastal Plain region
This is located in the southeast corner of Georgia, and is the second-largest fresh water swamp in the United States
The Okefenokee Swamp
Nearly 100 miles of the Appalachian Mountain range extends into this corner of Georgia.
Northeast
The Barrier Islands are a series of small islands located along Georgia's coastline that form a protective barrier between the mainland and this ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
This river is the largest river in Georgia and is used for recreational activities like kayaking, canoeing, and fishing.
Chattahoochee River
The Savannah river begins in the foothills of these mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The five regions of the State of Georgia
Appalachian Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, & Coastal Plain
The fall line marks the part of the state where this begins to drastically drop towards sea level.
elevation
The Okefenokee Swamp covers roughly 700 square miles in this region of Georgia
the Coastal Plains region.
The southern end of the chain lies within this region of Georgia.
Blue Ridge
These islands protect the mainland from eroding the coast as a result of these THREE things.
ocean wind, waves, and currents
The Chattahoochee River begins here and flows southwest toward Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico.
Blue Ridge Mountains
The Savannah River is the natural boundary between Georgia and this State.
South Carolina
Physical features include these four features.
bodies of water, deserts, mountain ranges, and other landforms.
Form along the fall line and water below the fall line flows to the Atlanta Ocean; also is what makes it difficult to travel any further upstream and as a result, many Georgians built cities along the Fall line rivers.
Waterfalls
The name comes from a Seminole word that means this
"land of the trembling earth."
In 1828, THIS was discovered in this area of the mountain range and put the town of Dahlonega on the map starting the first Gold Rush in the United States.
GOLD
In Georgia's early history, these were built on the islands to protect the state's coast from the Spanish threat in Florida.
forts
It is important for Georgia, Alabama, and Florida for this reason.
source of water
It flows southwest for 300 miles toward Savannah, GA and empties into this ocean.
The Atlantic Ocean
This is the region of Georgia where Cumberland Academy of Georgia located.
Piedmont
Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, and Augusta are examples of Georgia cities formed along the fall line rivers where these were transferred from boats to wagons and trains and sent out across the county.
goods
Water in the swamp averages 2 and 4 feet deep, and there is unstable, this type of ground beneath it
marshy
This was started as a result of finding gold, displacing the Native Americans who lived on the land.
the first Gold Rush in the United States.
Today, some of the islands like these THREE, are popular vacation destinations for tourists.
Jekyll, Tybee, and St Simons
In the past, cities along the Chattahoochee River used it as a source of power for these TWO purposes
textile mills and transportation (including carrying cotton and moving freight)
The Savannah River is important for shipping and trade because its these two qualities make it possible for large ships to navigate.
deep waters and width
Physical features are created by nature, which means it is not...
man-made.
The fall line splits the state’s sources of water with those who live North of the fall line using surface water or man-made reservoirs for water while those living South of the fall line use these... allowing them to use wells.
aquifers (underground rock formations that hold water)
It is home to more than 1,000 types of plants and animals (E.g. swamp lily) and in 1937, this person created the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge making it Federally protected land.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
These mountains are Georgia’s highest and...
WETTEST areas with more than 80 inches of rainfall every year.
Other barrier islands- like Cumberland, cannot be destroyed by man-made developments because they are...
protected wildlife reserves and wilderness sanctuaries.
Many man-made lakes use water from the Chattahoochee River for drinking water, flood control, and this.
Hydroelectricity
The river's mouth in the city of Savannah, GA is very deep, which has made the city grow into this.
busy transportation hub for goods shipped to and from Georgia and the REST OF THE WORLD.