Distinguishing Characteristics of Georgia Geographic Regions (SS8G1b) Appalachian Plateau River and Valley Blue Ridge Mt. Piedmont Coastal Plain Fall Line Cities Chickmauga, Chattanooga Dalton, Calhoun Helen Georgia Atlanta, Athens, Columbus, Macon,Augusta Terrain and Landforms Limestone, caves, deep canyons, intresting rock formations, long flat top mountains Lumber, farming, tourism, coal mining Open Valleys, narrow ridges that parallel each other Mountains , Appalachians highlands, steep slopes, shallow soil Well drained soils, rolling hills, flatlands, red clay Dublin, Albany, Brunswick, Americas, savannah Wetlands, barrier islands, flat lands, 3/5s of the state is located in this region Textiles and carpeting. Goat Farming and Peach orchards Vegatables tourism , small craft industries Farming- wheat, corn, poultry, cattle- high tech industry Agriculturepeanuts, pecans, onions, and cotton, lumber industry, seaports Industries and services Natural Resources Limestone, shale, and sandstone, coal deposits, forest Fertile soil, clay Hardwood forests, timber, pine, Hardwood and pine forests along with granite Okeefonokee swamp, pine forests, rich farmland Hydroelectric power Major Significance Factors Smallest region, tag corner, look out mountain Carpet capital of the world. Apple capital of Georgia. First place to moisture on an average 80 inches fall yearly and hightest point Half the states population lives here Inner plain, outer plain, poor soil, pine trees, gnats First industries of Georgia located here Location in GA Businesses and Industry Waterfalls,Steep drop in elevation