Where in the World is
GA??
GA’s Relative location
General Relative Location
► Hemisphere
northern hemisphere
western hemisphere
northwest hemisphere
► Continent
North America
► Country
United States of America
GA’s Neighbors
► GA
is bordered by 5 states and
1 major body of water
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5 states
Alabama to the west
Tennessee to the northwest
North Carolina to the northeast
South Carolina to the east
Florida to the south
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1 major body of water
Atlantic Ocean to the east
Regions
A region is areas which share common features; like religion,
language, geography and history.
GA is part of four cultural regions, the South, the Deep
South, the Southeast and the Sun Belt.
The South
Historical Connections
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All states south of the Mason Dixon
Line
States that allowed slavery until the
Civil War
These states broke away and were
their own country for 5 years during
the Civil War. The Confederate States
of America.
Includes
VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, MO,
TX, OK
The Deep South
Cultural Connection
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Economic connection, historically
farmers and historically rural.
Heart of the Confederacy during the
Civil War.
Creators of cultural characteristics that
are considered Southern.
 Food: cornbread collard greens
 Language: Southern dialect
Includes SC, GA, MS, AL, LA and
sometimes TX
The Southeast
Location Connection
► Based
on relative location
► Not a set group of states…
always includes: GA, NC, SC and
FL.
sometimes includes: AL, MS, TN
The Sun Belt
Economic Connection
► These
states are those that
have had economic boom since
the 1970’s.
► Their warm weather and lower
cost of living attracted
Northerners.
► States do not touch.
 Includes GA, FL, SC, TX, AZ and
CA