By: Scott Collin

 Study of Climate, Surface, Countries, Peoples, Industries, Natural Resources, etc.

 The Top and Side of a globe, used to identify locations

   Run around the globe from east to west Run From north to south All assigned A specific degree

 Zero degrees and zero minutes, run all the way around the globe at its halfway point between the north and south poles

 Pin- Pointed location either in the northern or southern hemisphere

 Runs through England, parts of Africa, Europe and Antarctica

 Located at 0 degrees and 0 minutes longitude

 Located at 180 degrees 0 degrees longitude

 Latitude: 32 degrees 2 degrees and 35 degrees north, longitude: 80 degrees, 50 degrees and 85 degrees, 36 degrees west

 The continent that GA is part of, includes Mexico , Canada, and the USA

The country we live in and has 50 states

 The state of GA is part of this region of the US, includes Florida, Alabama, North & South Carolina

 Fastest growing part of the country, stretches from the Carolinas to California.

 Areas consistent weather patterns over long periods of time

 Helped by GA’s climate, includes money and tourism

Violent storms that form over the Atlantic Ocean With winds of more than 75 MPH

 Hurricane like storms with winds less than 75 MPH, not as powerful as a hurricane

 Common during the spring and summer months, they strike hard and fast, producing thunder and large amounts of rain

 Large potentially deadly storm clouds that rotate very fast creating a vacuum

Times where an area does not get enough r ain to maintain comfortable levels of water f or public use

 Area of GA that contains flat land that sits at a higher elevation

 Located in the North- West region of GA, ranges in elevation from 700 to 1600 feet

 North East corner of GA extends to Tennessee and the Carolinas starts the Appalachian Mountains

 These mountains run from Maine to Alabama, running through GA AKA Blue Ridge Mountains

Second largest region in the state, taking up roughly 30% of GA’s land area and is the most populated region, Includes ATL

Approximately 60% of GA’s land area, and is the states largest region, sits next to the Atlantic Ocean, farthest south region.

   I am the area where the piedmont and the coastal plains regions meet.

20 miles wide, and extends from Columbus in the west, through Macon and Milledgeville, to Augusta in the west.

Elevation begins to drop drastically.

 Islands along GA’s coast, they guard GA from heavy storms, and massive waves.

 I am a river that begins in the Blue Ridge Mts. And flow s Southwest, I run through the Metro Atlanta area before becoming the border between GA and Alabama

 I am a major river that is named after an important city in GA, I create the border between GA and South Carolina

 I am the biggest swamp in GA, covering 700 Sq. Miles, I am a freshwater wetland in South GA

 What represents GA’s latitude?

 Georgia is located in which Hemisphere?

 What describes the effect of Georgia's climate on its economy?

 In less than 45 minutes, Jeff rode his motorcycle through parts of Alabama and Tennessee before stopping at a restaurant in GA. The restaurant Jeff stopped at is MOST LIKELY located in which Region?

 Emily hates living in a crowded place and can’t stand snow. She prefers wide-open, flat spaces with lots of farm land and warm weather. Which of GA’s regions would Emily most likely enjoy living in?

 What projects would GA and SC most likely work together on?