Georgia Geography

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Region of the United States in which Georgia is located: Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, Northeast

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Southeast

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This Georgia region is made up of rolling hills and is home to Stone Mountain and Atlanta

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Piedmont

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Boundary that separates the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain

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Fall Line

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Fresh water wetland in South Georgia that provides habitats for endangered wildlife

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Okefenokee Swamp

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What provides protection for the mainland of Georgia from wind, waves, and storms?

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Barrier Islands

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Continent on which Georgia is located

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North America

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A major river in Georgia beginning in the Blue Ridge region (NE Georgia) and flowing through Atlanta, finally forming the border between Alabama and Georgia.

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Chattahoochee River

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A major river in Georgia that serves as the Georgia-South Carolina border, is important to shipping, and along which the first English settlements in Georgia were established.

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Savannah River

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Two hemispheres in which Georgia is located

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Northern and Western

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Mountain range beginning in North Georgia and stretching all the way North to the Canadian border

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Appalachian Mts