Key Physical Features of Georgia

Front

What boundary separates the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain?

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Fall Line

Front

What physical feature is a major river that begins in the Blue Ridge mountains and flows downward to create a border with Alabama?

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Chattahoochee River

Front

What physical feature of Georgia is located at #8 on the map?

Back

Okefenokee Swamp

Front

Which is a physical feature of fresh water wetland in South Georgia that provides habitats for endangered wildlife? Options: Okefenokee Swamp, Alligator Alley, Southern Marsh, Sea Island

Back

Okefenokee Swamp

Front

What physical feature is located off the coast of Georgia, that provides protection for the mainland from wind, waves, and storms?

Back

Barrier Islands

Front

What is a major river in Georgia that serves as the GA-SC border, is important to shipping, and is along which the first English settlements in Georgia were established?

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Savannah River

Front

What mountain range begins in North Georgia and stretches all the way North to Maine?

Back

Appalachian Mts

Front

Why is the fall line important to Georgia?

Back

It provides waters for Mills and Factories and it allows Hydrolectic power production.

Front

How are the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers alike?

Back

They both create borders with nearby states.

Front

What do these three cities have in common: Columbus, Macon, and Augusta?

Back

All three are located along the fall line in the Coastal Plain region.