Transcript Georgia*s Geographic Regions

Steps to start your day
Thursday
August
13th
Agenda
• Zombie Apocalypse
1. Agenda (leave open)
2. Get out Flipbook and have it on your desk
3. Complete the TWO warm up questions. Write
in a complete sentence that restates the
question.
Warm Up
Answer without looking at
your book or map!
1. List as many rivers as you
can in the state of Georgia.
2. List as many lakes as you
can in the state of Georgia.
Georgia’s Waterways
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Rivers
Chattahoochee
Oconee
Flint
Ogeechee
Savannah
Etowah
Suwannee
St. Mary’s
Altamaha
Georgia’s Lakes
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Lanier
Allatoona
Carter
Hartwell
West Pointe
Oconee
J. Strom Thurmond
Sinclair
Did you know- all of Georgia’s
lakes are manmade?
Georgia’s Geographic Regions
What makes a region?
• A region is the basic unit of study in geography
• A region can be defined by common
characteristics that are usually- cultural, human
or physical
• The five regions in Georgia include:
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Appalachian Plain
Ridge and Valley
Blue Ridge
Piedmont Plateau
Coastal Plain
Can you name a
region that you
studied in 7th
grade social
studies? What
made it a region?
Appalachian Plateau Region
• Located in the Northwest corner
• Smallest of the 5 regions
• AKA: Cumberland Plateau and TAG Corner-
because it connects the states of Tennessee, Alabama,
and Georgia at one point.
• Cities: LaFayette and Trenton
• Includes:
– Cloudland State Park- 2 waterfalls
– Lookout Mountain- flat topped 100 mile mountain
– The site of a major Civil War battle (Tennessee)
• Chickamauga
• Chattanooga National Military Park
• Economy:
– Activities included tourism and mining
– Soil: limestone, shale, and sandstone (limited
agriculture)
Appalachian Region
http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories
/videos/geology_of_georgia
The Ridge and Valley Region
• Located between the Blue Ridge
Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau.
• The region spans Polk and Bartow counties
and north to Chattanooga Tennessee.
• Characterized by low open valleys and
narrow ridges with elevation that reaches
700-1,600 feet above sea level
• Cities: Cartersville, Calhoun, Ellijay, and
Dalton
• Economy:
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Dalton has a large textile and carpet industry.
Fertile Farmlands: grain, cattle, and apples
Plum Nelly folk art center (tourism)
Soil: shale, limestone and clay
• Other: Major battle ground for the Civil
War and a major transportation route
between Georgia and Tennessee.
Ridge and Valley Region
The Blue Ridge Region
• Located in the northeastern part of Georgia
• It is 100 miles wide
• Geography: Location of Georgia’s largest mountains
including Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s highest point
(5,000ft high). Also the source of Georgia’s rivers.
• Cities: Dahlonega, site of America’s first Gold Rush.
• Economy: mining was once the primary industry, but
today it is tourism.
– Amicalola Falls
– Tallulah Gorge
– Helen
– Includes the southernmost point of the
Appalachian Trail
• Receives the states most precipitation with 80 inches
of rain annually.
• Well suited for forests, vegetable farming, and apples.
The Blue Ridge Region
The Piedmont Region
• Located in the middle of the state
• Georgia’s most populous region with
more than half of the state’s population
• Includes: Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, and
Stone Mountain
• Economy: Industry, manufacturing and
agriculture (mostly poultry). With large
amounts of granite, mining has also been
important.
• Chattahoochee River: Starts in the north
and forms the western border of the state
• Fall line- natural boundary separating the
Piedmont and Coastal Plain region. Marks
a drop in elevation and prevented early
settlers from easily traveling over the
steep falls, but provided a source for
power.
The Piedmont Region
The Coastal Plain Region
• Largest region in Georgia taking up 3/5 of the state
• Divided into two areas: Inner and Outer Coastal
• Economy:
– agricultural heartland of the state with peaches, peanuts, cotton,
and Vidalia Onions
– Naval stores and paper and pulp products
– Tourism
– Shipping and seafood (deepwater ports)
• Cities: Savannah, Georgia’s oldest city, Albany,
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Macon, Columbus
Okefenokee Swamp- covers half a million acres. Primitive
wetland and home to hundreds of species of animals.
Barrier Islands- protect beaches from wind, sand and
water erosion. 2/3 remains wilderness sanctuaries.
Fall Line: runs through Columbus, Macon and Augusta.
Savannah River: begins in South Carolina and creates the
eastern border of Georgia. 314 miles long and spreads
into three lakes: Thurmond,, Russell, and Hartwell
What’s a Naval Store?
• http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/nav
al_stores
Lesson Two (SS8G1b) – Describe the five geographic regions of Georgia; include the Blue
Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain.
What do you remember about…
Georgia’s physiographic regions???
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1. Contains GA’s highest peak, Brasstown Bald
A. Piedmont
2. Contains most of GA’s peanut and cotton farms
B. Valley & Ridge
3. The smallest physiographic region
C. Coastal Plain
4. Has GA’s highest amount of annual rainfall
D. Blue Ridge
5. The most populated of GA’s regions.
E. Appalachian
Plateau
6. Contains mountain ridges with valleys between
7. Contains GA’s only source of a fossil fuel (coal)
8. The location of GA’s capital and largest city
9. The largest of GA’s regions, in terms of land area
SS8G1 – The student will describe Georgia with regard to physical features and location.
Georgia’s Seven Wonders
Okefenokee Swamp
• Coastal Plains
Tallulah Gorge
• Blue Ridge. Three
miles long and 1,200
feet deep
Radium Springs
• Coastal Plains.
Sapphire blue
water in a
crystalline.
Warm Springs
• Piedmont. Mineral springs that maintain a
temperature 88.
Stone Mountain
• Piedmont. Solid granite. Largest raised
sculpture in the world.
Providence Canyon
• Blue Ridge. Little Grand Canyon. 1,108 acre
park containing sixteen canyons
Amicalola Falls
• Blue Ridge. 729 foot
cascade of water.
Zombie Apocalypse
Could
you
survive?
?
Do you want to look like this?? No?
Then you must figure out how to escape
the oncoming hoard.
When the director of “The Walking
Dead,” yells cut, he quickly realizes the
Zombies are not acting. It is a TRUE
Zombie Apocalypse right here in
Senoia, Georgia! Watch a quick Ted
Talk video on survival and then it is
up to your collaborative group to
figure out how to survive impending
doom.
As you watch the video, pay attention
to how to best decide where to flee.
Video
• http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-youdecide-where-to-go-in-a-zombie-apocalypsedavid-hunter
What to consider:
• Can you transition to your location easily?
– Consider waterways, highways and open land =
trade corridors
– Consider land forms and political borders that limit
movement = trade barriers
• What PULL factors draw you to the location?
[Climate? Resources? Supplies? Water? Land?
Food? Defense? ]
• What PUSH factors would make living in region
difficult? [lack of resources, unstable economy,
high crime rate, lots of zombies?]
Work in collaborative groups to complete the survival
guide. Everyone is responsible for jotting down ideas
generated. After you’ve analyzed all five regions, highlight
the region you think gives you the strongest chance of
survival.
Steps to start your day
Friday
August
14th
Agenda
• Complete Apocalypse
• Econ Vocabulary
1. Agenda (leave open)
2. Warm up
Warm up:
Take out the regions flipbook
directions. Turn to the back
and complete the Regions
Matrix Review to see what you
remember.
Zombie Apocalypse
Could
you
survive?
You have
about 20
minutes
to finish
your
plan.
Appalachian Plateau
Why?
Ridge & Valley
Why?
Blue Ridge
Why?
Coastal Plain
Why?
Why?