Write An Essay On Georgia Geography And Geography

Georgia

Alexandria Whitehead

5th grade

Ms.Whaley

May 6, 2016

Table of contents Introduction

History

Geography and Climate

Natural Resources/ Industry/ Products

conclusion

Introduction

Georgia is located in the southern part of the united states. It 's neighboring states are North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. Georgia is known as the peach state or the empire state of the south. Georgia 's motto is wisdom, justice, and modernization. Georgas capital is Atlanta and it is also the largest city. Agicalture, film, energy automotive and tourism is a big part of georgia 's economy. There are mountains, lakes, rivers and pre-civil-war sites and haunted houses, zip lining and beautiful waterfalls and more in Georgia.

History

In 1540 a european settler named Hernando De Soto was the first to discover what is now georgia. Hernando was born about the year of 1500 in

The major rivers are Chattahoochee river and the Savannah river also the Suwannee river. The major lakes are Clarks Hill lake, West Point lake, and lake Hartwell. Georgia can be divided into seven main land regions; the Appalachian Plateau, the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, the Blue Ridge, the Piedmont, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and the East Gulf Coastal Plain. A small section of the Blue Ridge is found in northeastern Georgia north of the Piedmont. Part of the Okefenokee Swamp lies in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. A small section of the Blue Ridge is found in northeastern part of Georgia on North of the Piedmont.These mountains are forested with hardwoods and pine softwoods. Georgia has a city hall a capital building and many museums and there are also many more sites that were in history. The average rainfall in georgia is (1,110mm). The average climate in summer is 92.2 and winter it is