Importance of Key Physical Features in Georgia
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Importance of key physical features on Georgia
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The Fall Line
• 20 mile wide boundary separating Piedmont & Coastal Regions
• Contains many waterfalls (caused travel trouble in olden days)
• Travelers stopped; cities were created• Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, & Augusta became
centers of commerce because rivers ran through them• Different types plants & animals on either side• North & South geography different on each side:
North=crystal rocks & clay soilSouth-=sedimentary rocks & sandy soil
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Okefenokee Swamp
• 400 species of animals• Largest swamp in North America• Seminole Indians called it “land of the trembling earth”• 1937, Pres. Roosevelt created Okefenokee National
Wildlife Refuge-Protected the land & stopped logging of oldest/largest trees in the nation• No roads & Healthy ecosystem• Cretaceous period, swamp part of ocean floor• Currently fresh water
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Appalachian Mountains
• Southern most part of chain is blue ridge mts• 100 miles extends through GA• Brasstown Bald (states highest point) located in Towns County• States highest & wettest areas; more than 80 inches of rain
per year (drinking water!)• Tourists like waterfalls & scenic views (also kayakers & rafters)• Crest (top) of Mts. Forms the continental divide
Divides the direction that rivers drainWestern rivers drain into Gulf of MexicoEastern rivers drain into Atlantic Ocean
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Chattahoochee River
• Flows SW to Alabama into Gulf of Mexico• Flows through the Fall Line• Steamboats went south delivering cotton• North of Atlanta was creek-like & powered
mills during Civil War era• After WWI dams were created for
hydroelectric power or to control flooding• Important for drinking & recreational purposes
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Savannah River
• Natural boundary between GA & SC• Begins at Lake Hartwell flowing SW to
Savannah-empties into Atlantic• Shipping channel for Savannah; one of our
nations busiest ports for ocean bound ships• Hydroelectric damming provides power to
surrounding areas• Drinkable - pollution is a health concern
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Barrier Islands
• Barriers between mainland & ocean• Constantly reformed by wind, waves, & currents• Golden Isles hold beaches & resorts• Vacation spots: Jekyll, Sea, Tybee, & St. Simons
Islands• (tourism=money for economy)• Other islands can only be reached by boat• Other industries: paper production & fishing.
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