Map Locations

 

Fall Line zone	Savannah River	Ogeechee River	Milledgeville
Cumberland Plateau	Altamaha River	Blue Ridge	Lake Sidney Lanier
Ridge and Valley	Oconee River	Savannah	Rome
Piedmont	Ocumulgee River	Augusta	Kennesaw
Coastal Plain	St. Mary’s River	Kolomoki	Warm Springs
Chattahoochee River	St. Catherine’s Island	Brasstown Bald	Okefenokee Swamp
Flint River	Irwinville	Fort Pulaski	Fort Frederika
Chickamauga	Columbus	Ocmulgee Mounds	Macon
Louisville	Fort King George	Butler Island	Dahlonega
Echota	Indian Springs	Walter F. George Reservoir	Tate

                                                                                  

                                                                                                                

Glossary terms

 

location                                aquifer                                            vernacular regions
coordinates                         barrier island
degree                                   climate
grids                                      elevation  
latitude                                 groundwater 
longitude                              physiographic province
meridian                               Pine Barrens
MSA                                       relief
marsh                                    reservoir
parallel                                  slope
rural                                       surface water
estuaries                                kaolin
urban                                      Wiregrass

landforms                              soils

flora                                         fauna

migration                                hydrologic cycle

cardinal directions             cultural diffusion

 

Questions

 

1. What is the link between geography and history?

2. What are the key concepts in geography that can contribute to teaching history?

3. What are the 5 physiographic provinces in Georgia?

4. What are the 5 fundamental themes of geography?
5. Why, when, and how were the 5 themes created?

6. What is the "official" northern boundary of Georgia?

7. What part of Georgia has the highest population density?

8. What is the formula for finding distance from a given height?

9. What is the difference between geography and geology?

10. What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

11. What is the difference between uniform and functional regions?
12. How does climate differ in Georgia? soil? flora? fauna? hydrologic cycle?

13. Where in Georgia is the growing season the longest? the shortest?

14. How many counties comprise the Atlanta MSA?
15. How many MSAs are there in Georgia?

 

Sources

 

Georgia Geography

 Geography Folder
 in GeorgiaVIEW

 

               

 

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