1. Georgia’s Geography
SS8G1 The student will describe Georgia with regard to physical features and location.
(a, b, c, d)

2. LOCATION Georgia is in what hemisphere? What Continent? What US Region?
VOCABULARY FOR NOTES:
Relative location – page 5
Absolute location – page 6
Hemispheres – page 6
Latitude – page 7
Longitude – page 8

3. Location: Georgia is located on the southeastern coast of the U.S.
It’s absolute location is 30°-35° N latitude and 80° - 85° W longitude
It’s relative location is north of Florida, east of Alabama and south of Tennessee
Georgia is located in the Northern and Western Hemisphere
Within Georgia there are five geographic regions and many natural physical features
Location:
CREATED/PUBLISHED Cincinnati, E. Mendenhall, 1864

4. The Regions of Georgia are based upon physical geography (SS8G1: Describe GA physical features)
naturalhistory.uga.edu Hodler, T.W. and H.A. Schretter The Atlas of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens.

5. The Fall Line
Boundary between the rolling hills of the Piedmont and softer soil of the Coastal Plain region
Marks the ancient shore line when the Atlantic Ocean once covered the Coastal Plain
Many cities are located along this line that marks a change in elevation: Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, Thomason and Augusta
Land forms create waterfalls; waterfalls provide a good source of power

6. Appalachian Plateau
“TAG” corner, northwestern edge of the state, on the borders of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia
Smallest region
Many historic Civil War battles took place here, i.e. Chickamauga
Lookout Mt with many hardwood forests

7. Ridge and Valley (Valley & Ridge)
Located between Blue Ridge and Appalachian Plateau regions in north Georgia
Georgia’s “Apple Capital” (Ellijay, GA)
Carpet Capital of the world is in Dalton, GA which is located in this region

8. Blue Ridge
Located in the northeastern corner of the state below North Carolina and west of South Carolina
It’s major physical feature is the mountain ranges of Cohutta and Blue Ridge

9. Piedmont Known for its red clay and rolling hills
Home of the state’s capital, Atlanta, and most of the state’s population (½)
North of the Fall Line
Was once known as the cotton belt
Produces wheat, soybeans, corn, poultry and cattle, also much of the states business and industry are found here
Chattahoochee, Flint, Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers

10. Savannah River near Augusta, fall line waterfall.

11. Coastal Plain
Largest region, located south of the Piedmont and Fall Line (66% of the state)
Includes the 14 Barrier Islands (Jekyll, Cumberland)
The rivers Savannah, Ogeechee, Altamaha, Satilla and St. Marys all empty into the Atlantic Ocean in this region
Many of the State’s valuable crops are farmed in this region’s fertile soil, Vidalia onions, peanuts, pecans, corn and soybeans
Important wetlands such as the freshwater Okefenokee Swamp and the tidewater salt marshes

12. Coastal Plains =
Farms, Islands, Salt Marshes
And Swamps