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• Appalachian Plateau
• Ridge and Valley• Blue Ridge• Piedmont• Coastal Plain(Inner
& Outer)• Regions are
determined by geographic similarities.
Georgia has 5 physiographic regions.
GA’s 1st and smallest region is the Appalachian Plateau. Its is in the Northwest corner of the state, a.k.a. the TAG (Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia) corner.
Here you will find two flat-top natural features - Sand Mountain and the famous Lookout Mountain - separated by a deep, narrow valley called Cloudland Canyon.
The land /soil consists primarily of sedimentary rock - sandstone, shale, and limestone.
Agriculture is generally hardwood forest and pasture, although a small amount of corn and soybeans are also grown. This area also marks the only known source of coal in Georgia.
Appalachian Plateau
Natural Features: Pigeon Mountain and Taylor Ridge
Agriculture and Industry: Corn, soybeans, hardwoods, and pine
Some mining of limestone, bauxite and barite
Farmland produce grains Cattle farmers Most noted for Dalton, GA
= “Carpet Capitol of the World”
Ellijay, Georgia = “Apple Capitol of the World”
Land/Soil: Flat and fertile farmlands Long parallel ridges and low open
valleys Ridges-shale and sandstone Valleys-limestone and clay Facts: More than 70 carpet manufacturing plants in Dalton Located between the Appalachian
Plateau and the Blue Ridge Regions Much Civil War fighting in this
region Cherokee territory Starts in Cartersville (Bartow
County) 4% of GA’s prime farmland
Ridge and Valley
Highest and largest mountains in GA, highest point Brasstown Bald
Mountains block warm air from the Gulf, which creates precipitation (up to 80 in. per year)
Most GA rivers form in Blue Ridge
Rivers provide water for most of state
Many lakes created to provide hydro-electric power
Produces hardwood timber such as oak and hickory
Has less than 1% of GA’s farmland
Known for apples, corn and other vegetables
Tourism: Camping, Hiking along the
Appalachian Trail, White water
rafting, Sight seeing,
Helen, GA, Amicalola Falls, Dahlonega, GA and more
Rivers provide water for most of state
Many lakes created to provide hydro-electric power
•It is also known for the gold mines of Dahlonega. The gold mined from this region created Georgia’s gold rush and the removal of the Cherokee Indians.