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Regions of Georgia
Five Regions of Georgia
Question | Answer |
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What are the five main regions of Georgia? | Coastal Plains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, the Appalachian Plateau |
What are the five border states of Georgia? | Florida, South Carolin, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama |
What is the relative location of Georgia (hemisphere, continent, nation, region)? | Northern hemisphere, Western hemisphere, North America, United States, Southeast |
Where most of GA's agriculture is found | Coastal Plain (Inner) |
More than half the population lives here | Piedmont |
Has highest point in Georgia, hydroelectric power, recreational lakes | Blue Ridge |
Carpet capital of the world (Dalton) | Ridge and Valley |
lacks fertile soil, has Lookout Mountain and Chicamauga | Appalachian Plateau |
What region do we live in? | Coastal Plain |
Describe the soil type, weather, and climate of the coastal plains | very fertile soil, hot summers, mild winters |
Describe the soil type, weather, and climate of the Piedmont | lots of clay, long hot summers, mild warm winters |
Describe the soil type, weather, and climate of the Blue Ridge | climate depends on elevation, yearly temps are about 50 degrees, temperatures drop below freezing in winter, 5 inches of annual rain |
Describe soil type, weather, and climate of the Ridge and Valley region | rainy year round, stony soil |
Describe the soil type, weather, and climate of the Appalachian Plateau | limestone ridges, average temperature is 50 degrees, some rain and snow throughout the year |
What is Georgia's highest point? | Brasstown Bald |