1. The Fall Line and the Okefenokee Swamp

2. Fall Line
The Fall Line is where the hilly, mountainous land meets the Coastal Plain

3. Fall Line It separates the Piedmont region from the Coastal Plain
The drop in elevation creates a series of waterfalls
Caused major difficulties for early colonial commerce

4. Fall Line Used as a source to harness energy
Several Georgia cities were founded on the Fall Line
Columbus on the Chattahoochee River
Macon on the Ocmulgee
Milledgeville on the Oconee
Augusta on the Savannah River

5. Okefenokee Swamp “The Land of the Trembling Earth”
Located in Coastal Plain near Waycross and Folkston

6. Okefenokee Swamp Shallow black waters stained by decaying vegetation
Snakes, turtles, armadillos, otters, birds, deer, alligators, frogs, black bears.