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Region
Relative Location Physical Characteristics
Coastal Plain
Covers all of GA
south of the Fall
Line, 60% of the
state
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Fall Line is interior boundary, and the
Atlantic Ocean is the southeastern
boundary. River travel is possible to
Fall Line. Flat, low relief; no steep hills
or rocks, some wetlands; clay, sand,
and limestone soil. Pine Barrens and
Okefenokee Swamp found here.
Located between Rolling hills and valleys; about 500 feet
Coastal Plain and above sea level; areas of solid rock;
mountain in
red clay soil; many streams and rivers
north; 30% of
cross the region
state
Granite Capital of the world
Located in
northeast GA
Ridge & Valley Located in NW
GA between the
Blue Ridge and
Appalachian
Plateau
Appalachian
Smallest region;
Plateau
in the far NW
corner of GA
Mountainous; high amount of rainfall;
numerous rivers start here
(Chattahoochee); high erosion rate;
short growing season; less than 1% of
prime farmland. Brasstown Bald
(highest point) and Appalachian Trail
are here
Long parallel ridges of sandstone
overlooking valleys; elevation between
700 – 1600 feet above sea level.
Carpet Capital of the world
Flat or gently sloping land with high
relief over valleys. Sand Mountain and
Lookout Mountain are here.
Agricultural Products
& Industries
Peanuts, Peaches,
Pecans
Navel Stores, Pine
Tree Products,
Seafood Industry
along coast
Cotton, soybeans,
wheat, beef and dairy
cattle, poultry, pine
trees.
Industrial/business
center of state
Apples, corn,
vegetables, hardwood
timber, such as oak
and hickory
Recreational
Activities
Corn, soybeans,
wheat, cotton,
hardwoods, and pine.
Textile industries
Small amount of corn
and soybeans grown
here; hardwoods and
pasture land
Minerals
Phosphate,
fuller’s
earth,
limestone,
kaolin,
bauxite
Average
Temperature
54’ – 77’
Granite,
feldspar,
mica, gold,
marble
57’ – 74’
Feldspar,
mica, gold,
marble
45’ – 69’
Limestone,
bauxite,
barite
48’ – 72’
Iron and
Coal
49’ – 71’