Geography of Georgia

Region of the United States in which Georgia is located

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

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

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

• Valley and Ridge

Boundary that separates the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Appalachian Mts

• Barrier Islands

• Fall Line

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

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Alligator Alley

• Southern Marsh

• Sea Island

Located off the coast of Georgia, they provide protection for the mainland from wind, waves, and storms

• Continental Shelf

• Barrier Islands

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Gulf Stream

Continent on which Georgia is located

• South America

• North America

• Latin America

• Native America

A major river in Georgia beginning in the Blue Ridge region (NE Georgia) and flowing through Atlanta, finally forming GA-AL border

• Chattahoochee River

• Savannah River

• Altamaha River

• Oconee River

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

• Oconee River

• Mississippi River

• Savannah River

• Alcovy River

Two hemispheres in which Georgia is located

• Southern and Eastern

• Northern and Western

• Southern and Western

• Northern and Eastern

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

• Canadian Shield

• Appalachian Mts

• Rocky Mts

• Andes Mts