Beautiful Georgia!
Georgia’s Geographic Regions
Mrs. Kim West
GPS: SS8G1b,c
Enduring Understanding
• Location: Location
affects a society's
economy, culture and
development.
Georgia Performance
Standard (GPS)
SS8G1: The student will describe
Georgia with regard to physical
feature and location.
b) Describe the five geographic
regions of Georgia; include the Blue
Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge,
Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont, and
Coastal Plain.
Essential Question
What are Georgia's five
geographic regions?
What are the unique
characteristics of Georgia's
five geographic regions?
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Name: Mrs. K. West
Date: August 9th, 2010
Class Period: 1, 2, 3 or 5
Class: Social Studies
Topic: Georgia’s Geographic Regions
E.Q. : What are Georgia's five geographic regions?
What are the unique characteristics of Georgia's five geographic regions?
Geographic Regions
• What are
Georgia’s five
Geographic
regions?
• Georgia’s geographic
regions are a continuation of
geographic regions that
span the U.S.
• Georgia’s five geographic
regions are the:
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Appalachian Plateau Region
Valley & Ridge Region
Blue Ridge Region
Piedmont Region
Coastal Plain Region
Geographic Regions