Georgia's Geography

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Across
  1. 3. to locate a place relative to other landmarks
  2. 6. a geographic coordinate that the north ­ south position of a point on the Earth's surface
  3. 10. the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth
  4. 11. High narrow ridges, low open valleys
  5. 12. the exact place, or location where someone, or something is on the Earth
  6. 14. begins in Blue Ridge, runs thru Atlanta
  7. 16. Stretches from barrier islands/beaches across islands Southern GA to AL
  8. 17. Run over 2,000 miles from Northern GA into Canada
  9. 19. a geographic coordinate that specifies the east,west position of a point on the Earth's surface
  10. 20. Soil is Georgia Red Clay – rich in rich in iron minerals
Down
  1. 1. NE corner of GA
  2. 2. Known as the “Little Grand Canyon”
  3. 4. Name means “land of the trembling earth”
  4. 5. point at which hilly or mountainous lands meet the coastal plains
  5. 7. they protect the mainland from wind and wave erosion
  6. 8. “TAG corner” – where TN, where TN, AL & GA meet
  7. 9. Imaginary circle around the earth midway between the North Pole and the South pole
  8. 13. a geographic area defined by some kind of trait
  9. 15. a low lying land area where water lies close
  10. 18. rain, hail, sleet, snow