Georgia Geography and Regions

Vocabulary flashcards covering Georgia's geographic location, regions, landmarks, natural features, and history based on lecture transcript notes.

Westen and Northern Hemispheres

The hemispheres in which Georgia is located within the United States of America.

Mississief river

The river east of which Georgia is the largest state in the southeastern United States.

Twiggs County

The county where the geographic center of Georgia is located.

Stone Mountain

The location in Georgia that features the world's largest single piece of granite and the world's largest sculpture carved on it.

Five Geographic Regions of Georgia

The $5$ distinct geographic regions of Georgia: APPalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain.

Blue ridge

A geographic region containing mountain peaks up to $1,700\,\text{feet}$ tall, Amicalola Falls, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the end of the Appalachian Trail.

Brasstown Bald

An example of a mountain peak located in the Blue ridge region.

Blue Ridge Rainfall

The annual precipitation in the Blue ridge region, which receives the most rainfall of any region, sometimes up to $80\,\text{inches}$ annually.

Amicalola Falls

A large waterfall located in the Blue ridge region.

Appalachian Trail

A trail whose end is located in the Blue ridge region.

Coastal Plain

A region stretching across the Sentera part of the state, separated from other regions by the Fall Line, and sometimes called the Goat..

Fall Line

A natural boundary running from Aasia to another part of the state that separates the Coastal Plain from the other regions.

Piedmont

The region that is home to most cities and industries, where forests were removed by Europeans to create land for crops and dairy farms.

Tiania and Athens

Cities located in the Piedmont region of Georgia.

Desiduous Trees

Trees found in the Piedmont region that have leaves that change color and fall off.

James Oglethorpe

The individual who imported the first cow after land was cleared for crops and dairy farms in the Piedmont.