Georgia Geography DT #2 Remediation Lesson
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Georgia Geography DT #2
Remediation Lesson
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Piedmont Region
- the most populous of the five regions (almost one-half of Georgia’s population is found here)
- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, and Macon are some of the most important cities to this region
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Piedmont Region cont'd
- manufacturing is important in the region
- poultry is an important enterprise
- a large amount of granite is found here, making mining important (Stone Mountain would be an obvious example of the large amounts of granite found in the region)
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Coastal Plains
- the largest region in Georgia
- divided into two areas: the Inner and the Outer Coastal Plain
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Inner Coastal Plain
- considered the agricultural heartland of the state
- peaches, peanuts, cotton and Vidalia onions are important crops
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Outer Coastal Plain
- abundance of pine trees in the region (this made naval stores an important industry to the region)
- Today, the trees are used in pulp and paper production
- tourism, shipping, and seafood are all important industries in the region due to its location along the Atlantic Ocean
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Fall Line
- a natural boundary that separates the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain regions
-the drop-off of the hilly Piedmont region into the flat Coastal Plain, the waterfalls found on the fall line caused many rivers in the area to be difficult to navigate
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