• Appalachian Plateau

• Ridge and Valley• Blue Ridge• Piedmont• Coastal Plain(Inner

& Outer)• Regions are

determined by geographic similarities.

Georgia has 5 physiographic regions.

GA’s 1st and smallest region is the Appalachian Plateau. Its is in the Northwest corner of the state, a.k.a. the TAG (Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia) corner.

Here you will find two flat-top natural features - Sand Mountain and the famous Lookout Mountain - separated by a deep, narrow valley called Cloudland Canyon.

The land /soil consists primarily of sedimentary rock - sandstone, shale, and limestone.

Agriculture is generally hardwood forest and pasture, although a small amount of corn and soybeans are also grown. This area also marks the only known source of coal in Georgia.

Appalachian Plateau

Natural Features: Pigeon Mountain and Taylor Ridge

Agriculture and Industry: Corn, soybeans, hardwoods, and pine

Some mining of limestone, bauxite and barite

Farmland produce grains Cattle farmers Most noted for Dalton, GA

= “Carpet Capitol of the World”

Ellijay, Georgia = “Apple Capitol of the World”

Land/Soil: Flat and fertile farmlands Long parallel ridges and low open

valleys Ridges-shale and sandstone Valleys-limestone and clay Facts: More than 70 carpet manufacturing plants in Dalton Located between the Appalachian

Plateau and the Blue Ridge Regions Much Civil War fighting in this

region Cherokee territory Starts in Cartersville (Bartow

County) 4% of GA’s prime farmland

Ridge and Valley

Highest and largest mountains in GA, highest point Brasstown Bald

Mountains block warm air from the Gulf, which creates precipitation (up to 80 in. per year)

Most GA rivers form in Blue Ridge

Rivers provide water for most of state

Many lakes created to provide hydro-electric power

Produces hardwood timber such as oak and hickory

Has less than 1% of GA’s farmland

Known for apples, corn and other vegetables

Tourism: Camping, Hiking along the

Appalachian Trail, White water

rafting, Sight seeing,

Helen, GA, Amicalola Falls, Dahlonega, GA and more

Rivers provide water for most of state

Many lakes created to provide hydro-electric power

•It is also known for the gold mines of Dahlonega. The gold mined from this region created Georgia’s gold rush and the removal of the Cherokee Indians.

Important FactsHighest point—Brasstown Bald—almost 5,000

feet above sea level

Home to two of GA’s 7 Natural Wonders: Amicalola Falls and Tallulah Gorge(2nd only to the Grand Canyon)

Even with the variety of resources, the Blue Ridge region continues to be the poorest area of the state