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Capital of Georgia is
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Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
What are the border states around Georgia?
Georgia
Alabama
Savannah
Florida
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Upper Coastal PlainLower Coastal Plain

• The Georgia coast is associated with the Coastal
  Plain Province, a low, flat region of
  well-drained, gently rolling hills and poorly
  drained flatwoods.

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Piedmont

• The Piedmont Province contains a series of
  rolling hills and occasional isolated mountains.
• Rivers and ravines are found throughout this
  province.
• This is an area of oak-hickory-pine forests and
  mixed deciduous forests.

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Blue Ridge

• The Blue Ridge Province occupies the northeastern
  portion of Georgia.
• It consists of an irregular sequence of
  mountains, ridges, and basins

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Ridge and Valley

• The Ridge and Valley Province occupies most of
  northwestern portion of Georgia.

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Appalachian Plateau

• Referred to as the Appalachian Plateau Province,
  this mountainous province is found in extreme
  northwestern Georgia.
• Its most prominent features are Lookout and Sand
  Mountains.

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Capital of Georgia
Savannah
We are here.
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Counties of Georgia

• Georgia has the second-highest number of counties
  of any state in the United States, behind Texas
  (254).
• The U.S. State of Georgia is divided into 159
  counties
• The traditional idea for county creation was that
  a farmer should be able to go to the county seat
  and back home in one day on horseback.

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IMPORTANT FACTSSTATEHOOD

• Georgia was the
• fourth state to
• Join the union of
• the United States
• on January 2, 1788.

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Georgias Rivers
Georgias River
Rivers in Georgia

• Ocmulgee
• Oconee
• Altamaha,
• Savannah
• St. Marys
• Flint
• Chattachoochee

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5. 1868 to the present
1786-1795 2.
4. Milledgeville 1807-1868
3. Louisville 1796-1806
1. 1733-1782
There has been five Capitals of Georgia.
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Capital Building in Atlanta
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NICKNAMES FOR GEORGIA

• 1. Empire State
• (Largest state east of the Mississippi
  River)
• 2. The Cracker State
• (Ranchers used whips to move cattle the
  whips made a cracking sound.)
• 3. The Goober State
• (Another name for peanuts)
• 4. The Peach State
• (because of the large peach crops)

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IMPORTANT FACTSSTATE COLORS

• Blue - for loyalty
• White- for purity
• Red- for sacrifice

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IMPORTANT FACTS STATE MOTTO

• WISDOM
• JUSTICE
• MODERATION
• (Find the state motto on the seal.)

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IMPORTANT FACTSSTATE SONG
"GEORGIA ON MY MIND" Music by Hoagy
Carmichael Words by Stuart Gorrell

• Melodies bring memoriesThat linger in my
  heart Make me think of GeorgiaWhy did we ever
  part?Some sweet day when blossoms fall And all
  the world's a songI'll go back to Georgia'Cause
  that's where I belong.Georgia, Georgia, the
  whole day through Just an old sweet song keeps
  Georgia on my mind. Georgia, Georgia, a song of
  youComes as sweet and clear as moonlight through
  the pines.Other arms reach out to me Other eyes
  smile tenderlyStill in peaceful dreams I see
  The road leads back to you.Georgia, Georgia, no
  peace I find Just an old sweet song keeps
  Georgia on my mind.

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IMPORTANT FACTS7 WONDERS OF GEORGIA

• 1. Okefenokee Swamp near Waycross.
• 2. Warm Springs near Columbia.
  
• 3. Amicalola Falls near Ellijay.
  

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IMPORTANT FACTS7 WONDERS OF GEORGIA

• 4. Providence Canyons near Lumpkin.
  
• 5. Radium Springs near Albany.
• 6. Tallulah Gorge in Habersham County.
  
• 7. Stone Mountain new Atlanta

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CHIEF PRODUCTSAgriculture

• 1. Broilers 5. Beef Cattle
• ( chickens)
• 2. Peanuts 6. Eggs
• 3. Hogs 7. Milk (dairy)
• 4. Tobacco 8. Soybeans

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Fishing Industry

• CHIEF PRODUCTS

Shrimp Crabs

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CHIEF PRODUCTSManufacturing

• Textiles 4. Clothing
• 2. Food Products 5. Paper Products
• 3. Transportion 6. Lumber and Wood
  Products

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Wild Life - Woodland Animal

• Bears
• Beavers
• Deer
• Bobcats

• Rabbits
• Squirrels
• Fox
• Raccoons

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Wild Life - BirdsThere are about 350 kinds
of birds in Georgia.

• Game Birds
• Doves
• Wild turkeys
• Quails (bob-whites

• Song Birds
• Mockingbirds
• Wood Thrushes
• Brown Thrasher

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Wild Life

• Fish
• Bass
• Bream
• Catfish
• Eels
• Rainbow trout

• Water Animals
• Alligators
• Crabs
• Oysters
• Turtles
• Otter

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• Part Two

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• State FlagAdopted in 2001.

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The state bird is the
• Brown Thrasher.

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The state flower is the
• Cherokee Rose.

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The state tree is the
• Live Oak Tree.

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The state insect is the Honey Bee.
• The honey bee helps farmers by cross-
  pollination of the crops.

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The state fish is the
• Large-Mouth Bass.

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The state fossil is the
• Shark's Tooth.
• Shark teeth can be found in the coastal plains
  of Georgia.

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The Game Bird is the Quail.
• It is often known as the Bobwhite
• because of the familiar whistle
• "bob-bob-white."

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SYMBOLS OF GEORGIA

• The state seal
• is called
• "The Great Seal of Georgia."
• It was designed in 1799.

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Other Georgia Symbols Can you tell what they
represent?
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Wild Horse on Cumberland Island
Cockspur Island
Indian Mounts
Covered Bridge
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• To Be Continued