Unit 1 terms about Georgia regions and landforms
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| Blue Ridge | Located in NE Georgia, contains the highest mountains in the Appalachian Highlands; beginning of the Appalachian Trail
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| Appalachian Plateau | Located in NW Georgia; features flat or gently sloping land sitting above surrounding valleys
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| Ridge and Valley | Located between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Plateau Regions ; features long, parallel ridges separated by wide, fertile valleys
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| Piedgmont | Located in central Georgia; characterized by gently rolling hills and red clay; features major rivers flowing toward the Coastal Plain
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| Coastal Plain | Located in southern Georgia; contains both fertile soil for farming and less fertile soil that is sandy.
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| Barrier Islands | A chain of sandy islands off the coast of Georgia that protects the mainland from wind and water erosion.
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| Savanna River | Begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains; flows into the Atlantic Ocean; forms the border between Georgia and South Carolina
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| Chattahoochee River | Begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains; flows into the Gulf of Mexico; forms the border between Georgia and Alabama
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| Appalachian Mountains | Located in north Georgia; lie in the path of moist, warm air currents from the Gulf of Mexico that produce high rainfall patterns in the spring and summer and frequent snowfalls inthe winter
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| Fall Line | Natural boundary that separates the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont; contains rapids or waterfalls
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| Okefenokee Swamp | Covers over 700 miles and is the largest freshwater swamp in North America
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