Geography, Settlement & Colonization of GA

The smallest of the 5 regions in GA

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge

• Valley & Ridge

The most populated region in Georgia

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

• Valley & Ridge

Contains the capital city of Georgia

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

• Valley & Ridge

Receives the highest annual rainfall

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

• Valley & Ridge

Largest freshwater marsh in the United States

• Appalachian Mountains

• Savannah River

• Chattahoochee River

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Barrier Islands

Represents the border between Georgia and Alabama, one of GA's most important rivers

• Appalachian Mountains

• Savannah River

• Chattahoochee River

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Barrier Islands

Forms Georgia's border with South Carolina & served as a source of travel for early settlers

• Appalachian Mountains

• Savannah River

• Chattahoochee River

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Barrier Islands

Serves as protection to Georgia's mainland from inclement weather & erosion

• Appalachian Mountains

• Savannah River

• Chattahoochee River

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Barrier Islands

A large mountain chain in extending from Canada to Alabama

• Appalachian Mountains

• Savannah River

• Chattahoochee River

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Barrier Islands

Serves as the geological boundary between Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions

• Appalachian Mountains

• Fall Line

• Chattahoochee River

• Savannah River

• Barrier Islands