SS8G1 Geography of Georgia Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Georgia’s largest region which makes up 3/5 of the state.
  2. 3. Georgia’s climate, which is characterized by hot summers and mild winters.
  3. 4. major river that makes up Georgia’s eastern border with South Carolina
  4. 10. Georgia’s smallest region located in the northwestern corner of the state.
  5. 11. the largest swamp in North America; located in southeastern Georgia.
  6. 13. pitch, tar, and resin that is taken from pine trees and used in ship building.
  7. 14. the world’s largest land masses.
  8. 15. a geographic boundary that separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain;decrease in elevation
Down
  1. 1. a mountain chain that stretches from Georgia to Maine
  2. 5. a composite of prevailing weather conditions of a location.
  3. 6. important Georgia river that forms part of the western boundary of the state.
  4. 7. lines of latitude and longitude that divide the earth into halves.
  5. 8. Georgia region characterized by low open valleys and narrow ridges.
  6. 9. group of mountains located in the Appalachian chain characterized by a “blue” haze that surrounds their peaks.
  7. 12. Georgia’s most populated region known for its red clay;known as “foot of the mountains”
  8. 16. a land mass inhabited by people who share a common territory and government;Georgia's is the United States