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A. B. R. P. C. Our state of GA is C.P.A.R.B.!. T.A.G. – Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. Lookout Mountain. Ellijay, GA. Dalton, GA. Helen, GA. Dahlonega, GA. Brasstown Bald. Amicalola Falls. Tallulah Gorge. Re-Cap on Georgia’s Five Physiographic Regions.
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A B R P C Our state of GA is C.P.A.R.B.!
T.A.G. – Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia Lookout Mountain
Ellijay, GA Dalton, GA
Helen, GA Dahlonega, GA Brasstown Bald Amicalola Falls Tallulah Gorge
AppalachainMtns. run through all 3 mountainous regions; Mountian range in Blue Ridge called the Blue Ridge Mtns./ outside of B.R., mountains called Appalachian Mtns.
Flows 436 miles from the Blue Ridge to the Gulf of Mexico. • Southern section forms natural boundary with Alabama. • Runs through and provides water for Atlanta, Columbus, Helen, Buford, etc..
314 miles long • Starts in SC and flows southeast into the Atlantic Ocean • Site of English colony led by James Oglethorpe • Major trade/travel route in early GA history
Fall Line marks the shoreline of the prehistoric ocean. • Drop in elevation from Piedmont to Coastal Plain creates waterfalls. • Difficult for first settlers to cross but were later used for water power for textile mills.
Barrier islands - protect mainland from storms and erosion. Excellent tourism spots. Total of 12 islands.