GEOGRAPHY OF GEORGIA/GEORGIA’S BEGINNINGS MR. ROCKWELL.

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GEOGRAPHY OF GEORGIA/GEORGIA’S BEGINNINGS MR. ROCKWELL

GEORGIA IS LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: -REGION: SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, ETC. -NATION (COUNTRY): U.S.A. -CONTINENT: NORTH AMERICA -HEMISPHERES: NORTHERN AND WESTERN

GEORGIA IS DIVIDED INTO 5 PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS: COASTAL PLAIN, PIEDMONT, BLUE RIDGE, VALLEY AND RIDGE, AND APPALACHIAN PLATEAU. GEORGIA’S WARM AND HUMID TEMPERATE CLIMATE HELP TO MAKE GA BOTH A GOOD FARMING AREA AND A GOOD TOURIST SPOT.

KEY PHYSICAL FEATURES: FALL LINE – DIVIDES COASTAL PLAIN AND PIEDMONT REGIONS. THE BEST FARM LAND IN GA IS LOCATED JUST NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE FALL LINE. OKEFENOKEE – LARGEST FRESHWATER WETLAND IN GA.

KEY PHYSICAL FEATURES: APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS – HIGHEST PEAK IN GA IS HERE (BRASSTOWN BALD IS 4,786 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL). HIGHEST AND WETTEST PART OF GA. THIS RAIN LEADS TO RIVERS THAT PROVIDE DRINKING WATER FOR MOST OF GA. CHATTAHOOCHEE AND SAVANNAH RIVERS – PROVIDE DRINKING WATER FOR GA. ALSO ASSISTS IN TRANSPORTATION AND ELECTRICITY (HYDROELECTRIC POWER) BARRIER ISLANDS – IMPORTANT TO THE TOURISM OF GA. ALSO HOUSES INDUSTRIES SUCH AS PAPER PRODUCTION AND FISHING.