1. Physiographic Regions of Georgia

2. Region
An area on Earth’s surface that is defined by certain unifying characteristics (cultural, physical, or human)

3. Appalachian Plateau

4. Plateau

5. Size/Location Elevation
300 square miles
NW corner (TAG-TN,AL,GA Corner) of Georgia
feet

6. Landforms Broad flat topped mountains separated by ridges of limestone
Limestone caves, deep canyons, interesting rock formations, waterfalls

7. Soil/Rocks, minerals
sandstone, shale, limestone

8. Resources/Crops Appalachian Oak Forests cover most of it. pastures
Coal
the only source of coal in Georgia

9. Cities/Places of Interest
Sand Mountain
Lookout Mountain
Long narrow valley between these mts.
Cloudland Canyon
Chickamauga-civil war battle site

10. Ridge and Valley

11. Ridge and Valley

12. Size/Location Elevation
most of NW Georgia
feet

13. Landforms
long, parallel ridges
wide rolling valleys

14. limestone and shale valleys
Soil/Rocks, minerals
sedimentary rock
sandstone ridges
limestone and shale valleys

15. Resources/Crops Forests, pastures
Apple orchards, wheat, cotton, hardwoods, pines,
4% of Georgia’s farmland
timber

16. Cities/Places of Interest
Taylor Ridge, Pigeon Mountain
Dalton
Carpet industry – more than 70 carpet manufacturing plants

17. Blue Ridge

18. Blue Ridge

21. Size/Location Elevation
most of NE Georgia
2000 square miles
feet

22. Landforms highest mountains in Appalachian highlands
Rivers begin here.
steep slopes
waterfalls

23. Soil/Rocks, minerals
clay, sand
erosion
High precipitation – provides water for the entire state

24. Resources/Crops
Hardwood forests
apples
Small vegetable farms

25. Cities/Places of Interest
Chattahoochee National Forest
Brasstown Bald (treeless on top) 4,784 ft.
Amicalola falls
Tallulah Gorge
Helen

26. Other Features Springer Mountain
start of the Appalachian Trail which stretches from Georgia to Maine (2,144 miles)

27. Piedmont
“foot of the mountain”

28. Piedmont

30. Size/Location Elevation
30% of state
between the Coastal Plain and the mountains
feet

31. Landforms Gently, sloping hills, flatlands valleys
many streams and rivers
ravines

32. Soil/Rocks, minerals red clay, sandy loam fertile soil bedrock
large areas of solid rock just below the earth’s surface
often exposed where soil has washed away
granite, gneiss, marble

33. Resources/Crops oak-hickory-pine forests marble, granite
cotton, soybeans, wheat, poultry, cattle

34. Cities/Places of Interest
Athens
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Six Flags
Zoo Atlanta
Stone Mountain

35. Other features 60% of Georgia’s population lives here.
Chattahoochee, Flint, Ocmulgee, Oconee Rivers

36. Coastal Plain

37. Coastal Plain

39. Size/Location Elevation
60% of state
lower half of the state
0-400 feet

40. Landforms Two parts flat with low relief gentle slopes
Inner Coastal Plain
Outer Coastal Plain
flat with low relief
gentle slopes
wide, deep, slow rivers

41. Soil/Rocks, Minerals
Limestone, sand, clay
Outer coastal plain -- poorly drained
Inner Coastal plain -- fertile soil, underground water

42. Resources/Crops Outer Coastal Plain Inner timber some swampy areas
Used for pasture and timber
shrimp and fish
Inner
crops such as peanuts, cotton, Vidalia onions, corn, soybeans, peaches, pecans
timber

43. Cities/Places of Interest
Savannah, Columbus, Macon, Augusta, Albany, Valdosta
Okefenokee Swamp – freshwater wetland

44. Other features once covered by ocean Barrier Islands
protect beaches by blocking sand, wind, water
tourism, recreation, wildlife sanctuaries
Continental shelf
very wide
reduces the chance of hurricanes

45. Fall Line
Point at which hilly or mountainous lands meet the coastal plain
Columbus, Macon, Augusta
Waterfalls provide a power source