Georgia Topographical Features

Georgia Topographical
Features

○ Topographical features =
surface features like mountains,
hills and lakes

○ Geographic regions = an area of
land that has the same
features

Mountains

● Land that is tall and pointed.
● Blue Ridge Mountains

Hills

● Shorter than a mountain, rounded
● Piedmont Region

Plains

● Flat area of ground
● Coastal Plains- Farm area

Plateau

● Tall and Flat, like a table
● Cloudland Canyon

Valley

● Low area between two mountains,
hills, or ridges

● Ellijay

Ridge

● Connected Mountains
● Rome, Georgia

Lake

● Still body of water
● Lake Lanier in the Piedmont Region

River

● Flowing water
● Chattahoochee River

Coast

● Where the ocean meets the land
● Jekyll Island, Tybee Island

Locate and compare major topographical features of Georgia and describe how these
features define Georgia’s surface.
b. Locate on a physical map the major rivers: Savannah, Flint, and Chattahoochee.

Why are many of Georgia’s cities and towns built near rivers?