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Appalachian Plateau Region• GA’s smallest physiographic region• Climate: Cooler because of the mountains• Economy: tourism, forestry• Location: NW corner of GA• Features: Limestone caves, deep canyons, &
rock formationsLookout Mountain, Sand Mountain, Chickamauga
• Soil: Limestone, shale, & sandstone
Ridge & Valley Region• Location: between the Blue Ridge Mountains
& Appalachian Plateau• Climate: warmer than mountains• Soil: Limestone & clay in valleys, Sandstone
& shale on ridges• Economy: Farming (apples & cattle) & carpet
industry• Features: Dalton (Carpet capital of the world)
Blue Ridge Region• Climate: Mountains provide much of the
state’s precipitation (cooler)• Location: Northeastern part of state• Features: GA’s highest & largest group of
mountains, Brasstown Bald (highest point), Helen, GA & Amicalola falls
• Soils: sandy loam & clay• Economy: tourism, forestry, vegetable
farming, apple farming
Piedmont Plateau• Climate: mild winters; hot, humid summers• Location: from the mountain foothills and
goes to central part of state (fall line)• Economy: industry, tourism, & some farming• Soil: Red clay & granite base• Features: Chattahoochee, Flint, Oconee, &
Ocmulgee riversAtlanta, Athens, Stone Mountain, Kennesaw MTN
Coastal Plain Region• Climate: mild winters; hot, humid summers• Economy: Farming (peanut, soybean, corn, &
pecans)• Location: from Piedmont (fall line) to coast of
GA• Soil: Varies from Limestone to clay• Features: Barrier islands, wetlands,
Okefenokee Swamp, Savannah, Continental Shelf, Naval Stores & pulp production
Barrier Islands
• Spanish Explorers called them “islands of gold”
• Protect beaches by blocking sand, winds, & water that could erode coastline
• 2/3’s remain wilderness areas• Recreation & seafood gathering as well as
tourism
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