Transcript Document 775985

Common Permanent
Characteristics
Who/what Group do I belong?
• Range in sizes 6 inches to 96 inches
• Possess vibrant colors
• Full of information
• television
Who/what Group do I belong?
• Round full eyes
• Soft peachy colored arms and legs
• Speaks English, Spanish, and German
• Anglo-Saxon
Who/what Group do I belong?
• I am made of steel and fiberglass
• I am popular to all ages
• My price ranges from inexpensive to
expensive
• I am a great tool for transportation
• bicycle
Who/what Group do I belong?
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Full of information
I can speak or remain silent
I entertain and enlighten
I can expand to be 17 inches wide or
shrink to 6 inches
• I can fit in your hands
• Laptop computer
How does geography determine
the economy?
• Choices- agriculture, trade, industry,
fishing, transportation, recreation
• Be sure to justify w/ an example
• 1.Appalachian Plateau• 2.Blue Ridge
• 3.Ridge and Valley
• 1.recreation 2. recreation 3. agriculture & recreation
Characterize the Appalachian
Plateau
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Rocky
Mtns.
Cool temp (most of yr)
Limestone caves
Deep canyons/valley
Abundance of interesting rock formations
Characterize the Ridge and Valley
Region
• Located between the Appalachian Plateau
and Blue Ridge Region
• Flat, low fertile farmlands (yet little
farming)
• Elevation 700-1,600 ft. above sea level
• Best known for city of Dalton bka Carpet
Capital of the World
Justify
• Manufacturing is the basis of
Thomasville’s economy.
• Remember 3 factual statements to justify.
Characterize the Blue Ridge
• mtns (Brasstown Bald)
• Talluah Gorge & Helen
Check Yourself
• 1. Where did GA get its name?
• 2. List the 5 states which border GA.
• 3. List 2 large bodies of water bordering
GA.
• 4. The highest peak in GA is located in
which region?
• 5. TAG is the area located around which
region?
• 6. What is the basis of economy for App.
Plateau?...Ridge and Valley? Blue Ridge?
How does geography determine
the economy?
• Natural resources
– Landforms
– Vegetation (trees, plants, crops)
– Water sources
– Weather (climate-harsh/mild winters,
harsh/mild summers) precipitation
transportation,
manufacturing, recreation,
agriculture, fishing, &/or trade
– Basis of Economy:
Piedmont Region
• Begins in the foothills of northern Ga &
goes to Central part of state
• Gentle sloping hills & valley in north;
flatlands in the South
• Piedmont= “foot of the mtns”
• Granite-based landform makes up 1/3 of
state’s land area
• GA red clay
• ½ states’ pop
• Known for production of wheat, soybean,
corn, poultry, cattle
Fall Line
• Separates Piedmont and Coastal Region
• 3 cities have grown up along the fall line:
Augusta, Macon, Columbus
Inner Coastal
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Occupies 3/5 of state
Largest region
Mild climate-good supply of water
Major agriculture region of state
Outer Coastal
• Okefenokee Swamp (681 sq. mi)
• Ware Co
• Barrier Islands block wind and water
erosion of beaches
• “Isles of Gold”- Tybee, St. Simons, Jeykll,
Cumberland
• Does not have fertile soil
Chapter 1 check up 2
• 1. List the 5 geographic regions.
• 2. TAG stands for ________________.
• 3. Our states’ capital is located in which
region?
• 4. What is the largest region of the state?
• 5. Smallest?
• 6. ½ of the states’ population is found in
what region
5 Geographic Regions
What do you really know?
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the textile industry has been one of Georgia’s
primary industries. The textile industry developed mainly
along the
– Coastal Plain
– Altamaha River
– Fall line *
– Chattahoochee River
• 2.Janet lives in Thomasville, GA. She is
going to college at the University of Maine
in the fall. Which of the following will she
need that she may not already have?
– Bathing suit
– Designer jeans
– Warm coat *
– White sandals
• 3.A rural area in GA is best described as
having a
– Large population concentrated in a small area
– Moderate population located near large cities
– Few cities and towns that have close ties to
each other
– Small population scattered across a relatively
large area *
• 4.Why was the physical feature of the Fall
Line important in the development of
modern GA?
– Tourists are attracted to its natural beauty
– It has an abundance of timber and minerals
– The soil there is fertile for growing cotton and
other crops
– Its many fast-flowing streams provide
hydroelectric power *
• 5.The estuaries of GA are located where
rivers
– Cascade down the Fall Line
– Flow into the ocean *
– Flow into the Okefenokee Swamp
– Merge together
• 6.Which statement is true about a part of
Georgia’s ecosystem?
– The Okefenokee Swamp is a critical saltwater
marsh
– Fish, shrimp, and crabs are plentiful along the
Fall Line
– Saltwater wetlands along the coast are vital to
the food chain *
– The coastal areas receive more precipitation
that the mtns.
• 7.Which of the following is considered a
natural resource found in GA’s coastal
plains?
– Rapidly flowing rivers
– Fertile soil for farming *
– Coal deposits and natural gas
– Bedrock, such as granite and marble