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SS8G1b,c Georgia's Geographic Regions and Physical Features

Match the regions, physical features, and descriptions.

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Blue Ridge Mountainslocated in the northeastern corner of the state
Valley and Ridgelocated between the Blue Ridge Mts. and the Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian Plateausmallest region
Piedmontliterally "foot of the mountains"
Coastal Plainabout 3/5 of the state
Fall Linethe point where the Piedmont and Coastal Plain meet
barrier islandsSpanish explorers called them Islands of Gold
Chattahoochee Riverflows from the mountains of North Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico
Chattahoochee Riverforms part of the border between Georgia and Alabama
Savannah Riverforms the border between Georgia and South Carolina
barrier islandsprotect Georgia's beaches from erosion
TAG CornerTennessee, Alabama, and Georgia meet here
Appalachian Plateaulocation of Lookout Mt. and Sand Mt.
Appalachian PlateauChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Appalachian PlateauCloudland Canyon
Valley and Ridgelocation of Taylor Ridge and Pigeon Mt.
Valley and RidgeDalton "the carpet capital of the world" is here
Valley and RidgeCalhoun is here!
Valley and RidgeGeorgia's Apple Capital
Blue Ridge Mountainshighest and largest mountains in Georgia
Blue Ridge Mountainstheir precipitation provides water for the entire state
Blue Ridge Mountainsprecipitation can exceed 80 inches per year
Blue Ridge MountainsBrasstown Bald is here
Brasstown Baldhighest peak in the state
Blue Ridge Mountainsthe beginning of the Appalachian trail at Springer Mt.
Blue Ridge Mountainssite of Georgia's gold rush
Blue Ridge MountainsAmicolola Falls, Talluh Gorge, and Helen
Piedmontabout 1/3 of the state's land area
Piedmontabout 1/2 of the state's population lives here
Piedmontknown as the cotton belt before the Civil War
PiedmontAtlanta, Athens, Madison, and Milledgeville
PiedmontChattahoochee, Flint, Ocmulgee, and Oconee Rivers
Piedmontonce formed the coast line of the great inland sea
Piedmontseparated from the Coastal Plain by the Fall Line
Coastal Plainthe major agricultural region of the state
Coastal Plainfamous for Vidalia onions
Coastal Plaindivided into Inner and Outer Coastal Plain
Coastal Plainhome to Georgia's Barrier Islands
Coastal Plainlocation of Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia's deepwater ports
Coastal Plainonce covered by the great inland sea
Fall Lineruns from Columbus through Macon to Augusta
Fall LineMany early settlers were forced to stop here because of the many waterfalls
Fall Linethe waterfalls here are an excellent source of power
Okefenokee Swampthe land of the trembling earth
Okefenokee Swamplocated in the southeastern corner of the Coastal Plain
Okefenokee Swampcovers a half millon acres
Fall Linedeposits of kaolin and Fuller's earth are found here
Blue Ridge Mountainssource of marble



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