Transcript Five Physiographic Regions of Georgia 2nd Master 2010

Five Physiographic
Regions of Georgia
Appalachian Plateau
5 facts about the Appalachian Plateau
Region
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Is one of the smallest physiographic areas
A plateau region that has lime stones caves, deep
canyon, and interesting rock formation.
Has a broad flat- topped,100 mile – long lookout
Mountain on one side and a sand mountain on the
other side.
It is also called the Cucumber land Plateau.
People refer to live in the far Northwestern side of
the state, because that is where Tennessee,
Alabama and Georgia meet.
Ridge and Valley
5 Facts about the Ridge and
Valley Region
• Most of the soil is shale and sandstone/
• The region runs from Polk and Bartow county
and northwest toward Chattanooga .
• People refer to it as “Plum outa Tennessee
and Nelly out of Georgia.”
• Its Between blue ridge mountains and the
Appalachian plateau.
• Forest and pastures dominate the region, but
there are flat and fertile farmlands with fields of
grain.
Blue Ridge
5 facts about the Blue Ridge Region
The Blue Ridge Region is located in the northeastern
parts of Georgia it is part of the Appalachian
Highlands that stretch from New York to Alabama.
These mountains are important to the rest of the state
because they are the first barrier to warm, moist
rising air from the Gulf of Mexico.
Every year out door adventures begin the 2,144 mile
hike, hoping to arrive at it’s end in Maine.
It has the most precipitation in Georgia.
Over the past 2 million years the appalachian
mountians have erroded from there height.
Piedmont
5 facts about the Piedmont Region
• During the civil war the piedmont plateau region
was known as the cotton belt
• It begins in the in the mountain foothills of
northern Georgia and goes to the central part of
the state
• The granite based land forms make up one third
of Georgia's landforms
• It has excellent soil that is mainly sandy land and
clay which is good for agriculture
• About one half of Georgia's population in in this
region
Coastal Plain
5 facts about the Coastal Plain
Region
The Coastal plain occupies three- fifths of the
states
The largest region in GA.
The inner coastal plain has a mild climate and a
good supply of underground water.
The outer coastal plain doesn’t have drained soil
to provide fertile farmlands but is the center of
naval stores and pulp production in Ga.
Barrier islands protect the beaches.
Fall Line
The Fall Line is the region of GA between
Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
The area is a drop from higher elevation
(Piedmont) to lower elevation (Coastal Plain).
The change in elevation makes the Fall Line
an ideal location for hydroelectricity. Water
moves faster when on a slope from high
elevation to low elevation.
Due to the need for hydroelectricity many of
GA’s first large cities were built along the Fall
Line.
Five Physiographic Regions of GA