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Common Permanent Characteristics

Common Permanent Characteristics. Who/what Group do I belong?. Range in sizes 6 inches to 96 inches Possess vibrant colors Full of information television. Who/what Group do I belong?. Round full eyes Soft peachy colored arms and legs Speaks English, Spanish, and German Anglo-Saxon.

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Common Permanent Characteristics

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  1. Common Permanent Characteristics

  2. Who/what Group do I belong? • Range in sizes 6 inches to 96 inches • Possess vibrant colors • Full of information • television

  3. Who/what Group do I belong? • Round full eyes • Soft peachy colored arms and legs • Speaks English, Spanish, and German • Anglo-Saxon

  4. Who/what Group do I belong? • I am made of steel and fiberglass • I am popular to all ages • My price ranges from inexpensive to expensive • I am a great tool for transportation • bicycle

  5. Who/what Group do I belong? • Full of information • I can speak or remain silent • I entertain and enlighten • I can expand to be 17 inches wide or shrink to 6 inches • I can fit in your hands • Laptop computer

  6. How does geography determine the economy? • Choices- agriculture, trade, industry, fishing, transportation, recreation • Be sure to justify w/ an example • 1.Appalachian Plateau- • 2.Blue Ridge • 3.Ridge and Valley • 1.recreation 2. recreation 3. agriculture & recreation

  7. Characterize the Appalachian Plateau • Rocky • Mtns. • Cool temp (most of yr) • Limestone caves • Deep canyons/valley • Abundance of interesting rock formations

  8. Characterize the Ridge and Valley Region • Located between the Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge Region • Flat, low fertile farmlands (yet little farming) • Elevation 700-1,600 ft. above sea level • Best known for city of Dalton bka Carpet Capital of the World

  9. Justify • Manufacturing is the basis of Thomasville’s economy. • Remember 3 factual statements to justify.

  10. Characterize the Blue Ridge • mtns (Brasstown Bald) • Talluah Gorge & Helen

  11. Check Yourself • 1. Where did GA get its name? • 2. List the 5 states which border GA. • 3. List 2 large bodies of water bordering GA. • 4. The highest peak in GA is located in which region? • 5. TAG is the area located around which region? • 6. What is the basis of economy for App. Plateau?...Ridge and Valley? Blue Ridge?

  12. How does geography determine the economy? • Natural resources • Landforms • Vegetation (trees, plants, crops) • Water sources • Weather (climate-harsh/mild winters, harsh/mild summers) precipitation • Basis of Economy: transportation, manufacturing, recreation, agriculture, fishing, &/or trade

  13. Piedmont Region • Begins in the foothills of northern Ga & goes to Central part of state • Gentle sloping hills & valley in north; flatlands in the South • Piedmont= “foot of the mtns” • Granite-based landform makes up 1/3 of state’s land area • GA red clay

  14. ½ states’ pop • Known for production of wheat, soybean, corn, poultry, cattle

  15. Fall Line • Separates Piedmont and Coastal Region • 3 cities have grown up along the fall line: Augusta, Macon, Columbus

  16. Inner Coastal • Occupies 3/5 of state • Largest region • Mild climate-good supply of water • Major agriculture region of state

  17. Outer Coastal • Okefenokee Swamp (681 sq. mi) • Ware Co • Barrier Islands block wind and water erosion of beaches • “Isles of Gold”- Tybee, St. Simons, Jeykll, Cumberland • Does not have fertile soil

  18. Chapter 1 check up 2 • 1. List the 5 geographic regions. • 2. TAG stands for ________________. • 3. Our states’ capital is located in which region? • 4. What is the largest region of the state? • 5. Smallest? • 6. ½ of the states’ population is found in what region

  19. 5 Geographic Regions What do you really know? • 1. the textile industry has been one of Georgia’s primary industries. The textile industry developed mainly along the • Coastal Plain • Altamaha River • Fall line * • Chattahoochee River

  20. 2.Janet lives in Thomasville, GA. She is going to college at the University of Maine in the fall. Which of the following will she need that she may not already have? • Bathing suit • Designer jeans • Warm coat * • White sandals

  21. 3.A rural area in GA is best described as having a • Large population concentrated in a small area • Moderate population located near large cities • Few cities and towns that have close ties to each other • Small population scattered across a relatively large area *

  22. 4.Why was the physical feature of the Fall Line important in the development of modern GA? • Tourists are attracted to its natural beauty • It has an abundance of timber and minerals • The soil there is fertile for growing cotton and other crops • Its many fast-flowing streams provide hydroelectric power *

  23. 5.The estuaries of GA are located where rivers • Cascade down the Fall Line • Flow into the ocean * • Flow into the Okefenokee Swamp • Merge together

  24. 6.Which statement is true about a part of Georgia’s ecosystem? • The Okefenokee Swamp is a critical saltwater marsh • Fish, shrimp, and crabs are plentiful along the Fall Line • Saltwater wetlands along the coast are vital to the food chain * • The coastal areas receive more precipitation that the mtns.

  25. 7.Which of the following is considered a natural resource found in GA’s coastal plains? • Rapidly flowing rivers • Fertile soil for farming * • Coal deposits and natural gas • Bedrock, such as granite and marble

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