EQ: What are the five physical regions of Georgia? PT: Describe the region in which you live. Write

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Water Resources Weather and Climate Landform Character- istics Interesting Facts Economy Other Natural Resources Blue RidgeRidge & ValleyPlateauPiedmontCoastal Plain Name: Period Date: Georgia’s Five Physical Regions Fill-In

In north Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, many rivers have been dammed to create lakes. In north Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, many rivers have been dammed to create lakes. Write

Water Resources Weather and Climate dammed rivers - create lakes Landform Character- istics Other Facts Interesting Facts Other Natural Resources Blue RidgeRidge & ValleyPlateauPiedmontCoastal Plain Name: Period Date: Georgia’s Five Physical Regions Fill-In

BRASSTOWN BALD Georgia’s Highest Point – 4,784 ft. BRASSTOWN BALD Georgia’s Highest Point – 4,784 ft. Blue Ridge Mountains Write

Water Resources Weather and Climate dammed rivers - create lakes Brasstown Bald -highest point -4,784 ft. Landform Character- istics Interesting Facts Economy Other Natural Resources Blue RidgeRidge & ValleyPlateauPiedmontCoastal Plain Name: Period Date: Georgia’s Five Physical Regions Fill-In

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Water Resources Weather and Climate mild summers colder winters dammed rivers - create lakes Brasstown Bald -highest point -4,784 ft. short growing season Landform Character- istics Interesting Facts Economy Other Natural Resources Blue RidgeRidge & ValleyPlateauPiedmontCoastal Plain Name: Period Date: Georgia’s Five Physical Regions Fill-In

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Blue Ridge - part of: Appalachian Highlands - stretches: NE Georgia (GA) to southern Pennsylvania (PA) - hiker’s path 2,158 miles through Appalachian Highlands to Maine (ME) Discuss

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Water Resources Weather and Climate mild summers colder winters dammed rivers - create lakes -many rivers Brasstown Bald -highest point -4,784 ft. highest erosion good timber short growing season small farms apples, corn Landform Character- istics Interesting Facts Economy Other Natural Resources Chattahoochee Savannah River begin here Blue RidgeRidge & ValleyPlateauPiedmontCoastal Plain Name: Period Date: Georgia’s Five Physical Regions Fill-In

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Water Resources Weather and Climate mild summers colder winters dammed rivers - create lakes -many rivers Brasstown Bald -highest point -4,784 ft. highest erosion good timber short growing season small farms apples, corn Landform Character- istics Interesting Facts Economy Other Natural Resources longer growing season than BR valleys protected shallow - fast moving streams with rapids Chattahoochee Savannah River begin here parallel ridges and valleys sedimentary deposits ridges-sandstone valleys-limestone and shale ridges-forests valleys-farmland pasture land corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton Blue RidgeRidge & ValleyPlateauPiedmontCoastal Plain Name: Period Date: Georgia’s Five Physical Regions Fill-In

Appalachian Plateau Appalachian Plateau Read/Write

Water Resources Weather and Climate mild summers colder winters dammed rivers - create lakes -many rivers Brasstown Bald -highest point -4,784 ft. highest erosion good timber short growing season small farms apples, corn Landform Character- istics Interesting Facts Economy Other Natural Resources milder summers colder winters snow and ice longer growing season than BR valleys protected shallow - fast moving streams with rapids shallow - fast moving streams with rapids Chattahoochee Savannah River begin here parallel ridges and valleys sedimentary deposits only place in Georgia where coal is found ridges-sandstone valleys-limestone and shale NE part of GA tip of Cumberland Plateau hardwoods, pasture land some corn, soybeans ridges-forests valleys-farmland pasture land corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton flat-topped Mts. Sand Mt. Lookout Mt. Pigeon Mt. Blue RidgeRidge & ValleyPlateauPiedmontCoastal Plain Name: Period Date: Georgia’s Five Physical Regions Fill-In