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GA Studies Geography
Georgia Studies Geography Test Prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Piedmont Region: Size | Second largest region` |
| Piedmont Region:Description | Gentle sloping hils and valleys, mainly flat, and heart of the state and is at the foot of the mountains. Was once covered in cotton fields, now is city and most populated area |
| Piedmont Region:Location | Between Coastal Plains and Blue Ridge, begins in the foothills of the mtns |
| Piedmont Region:Places to Visit | World of Coke, GA Aquarium, Cenntinial Olympic Park, Atlanta Zoo, St.Mountain |
| Piedmont Region:Required City | Atlanta, located in the western-ish middle of GA |
| Piedmont Region:Agriculture | Wheat,soybeans, corn, poultry, and cattle, soil is like red clay |
| Piedmont Region:Bordering States | South Carolina, Alabama |
| Coastal Plains:Size | Largest Region |
| Coastal Plains:Description | Most southern region, borders Atlantic has the barrier islands, okefenokee Swamp, mainly wetlands, marshes, rivers, starts the continent shelf, GA's marine life, salt-water fishing |
| Coastal Plains:Location | Southern most region. stretches from Alabama to Atlantisc to SC, south of Fall LIne |
| Coastal Plains:Places to Visit | Okefenokee Swamp, Savannah, Barrier Islands |
| Coastal Plains:Required City | Albany |
| Coastal Plains:Bordering States | SC, Alabama |
| Blue Ridge:Sixe | Third Largest |
| Blue Ridge:Description | MOunts are the most natural beauty in GA, part of App. Mtns, highest peak in the state, sandy loam soil |
| Blue Ridge:Location | NOrtheast corner of GA, North of Piedmont |
| Blue Ridge:Places to Visit | Blue Ridge, Amicable Falls, Brasstown Bald (highest peak in GA) |
| Blue Ridge:Required City | Gainsville |
| Blue Ridge:Bordering States | Tennesee, SC, and NC |
| Appalacian Plateau:Size | Smallest in the region |
| Appalacian Plateau:Description | Least traveled region, TAG corner, mtns, broad, flat topped, Lookout Mountain |
| Appalacian Plateau:Places to Visit | Chickamauga and Chatanooga National Military Park, Cloudland Canyon, Lookout Mountain |
| Appalacian Plateau:Agriculture | Limestone and shale soil, not well suited for farming |
| Appalacian Plateau:Bordering States | Tennesee and Alabama |
| Appalacian Plateau:Required City | Trenton |
| Ridge and Valley:Size | Second smallest |
| Ridge and Valley:Location | East of Appalacian Plateau |
| Ridge and Valley:Description | Low open valleys and narrow ridges that run parrellel to the valleys |
| Ridge and Valley:Places to Visit | Plum Nelly, Dalton |
| Ridge and Valley:Bordering States | Tennesee, Alabama |
| Ridge and Valley:Required City | Dalton (Capito Carpet of the World) |
| Climate | MIld and humid, N and W hemispheres, SE US region |