Utopia
• First described in Plato’s Republic.
• Usually refers to politics or government.
• Idea of “perfect” society.
• Can a “perfect” location for a society exist?
Geography
• In Greek “Earth’s description.”
• Study of Earth as home to humans.
• Really helps understand history.
Latitude
• Distance North or South of Equator.
• Goes around around the Earth.
• Clue: a seatbelt goes around your LAP.
Longitude
• Distance from East or West of Prime Meridian.
• Prime Meridian is located in Greenwich, England.
• Goes up and down the Earth.
• Clue: You launch a rocket to go up.
Other Facts
• Georgia is 58,910 square miles in area.
• 21st largest state in the U.S.
• Found in Northwestern hemisphere.
Georgia and Geography
• Georgia is part of the United States.• Located in continent of North America.• Southeast Georgia touches Atlantic Ocean.
Geography and History
• Why people did the things they did.
• How the environment affected culture.
• How the location affected interaction with other communities.
• Helps understand economy.
Physiographic Regions: Appalachian Plateau Ridge
• Smallest• TAG corner• Scenic, not traveled• Cloudland Canyon,
Dahlonhega• Start of Appalachian
Trail
Physiographic Regions:Blue Ridge
• New York to Alabama
• Highest/largest mountain range in Georgia
• These mountains affect precipitation
• Precipitation- rain, hail, sleet, snow
• Cumberland Plateau
• Tallulah Gorge, Helen
Physiographic Regions:Piedmont
• Piedmont= “foot” “mountain”
• 50% of state lives here• Red clay• Atlanta, Athens,
Milledgeville
Physiographic Region:Coastal Plain
• 3/5 of state• Two parts: Inner and
Outer• Inner- agricultural
(peanuts, onions, pecans)• Outer- swamps• Coast is lined with a
barrier islands that protect the beaches that are mostly wilderness preserves (Jekyll, St Simons)
Okefenokee
• “Land of the trembling Earth”
• Indians hunted here and used the plants for medicine
• 700 square miles• Lots of wildlife
Fall line
• Textiles are made here from rivers and creeks.
• Separates Coastal Plains from Piedmont region.
• Early settlers didn’t cross it.
• Macon, Augusta, Milledgeville.
Georgia and Geography
• Influences where people live and what sort of crops they grow.
• Georgia’s location means that the climate (weather a region has over a period of time) is hot and moist.
• The mountain area is cold.
What it’s like to live here
• Weather: day to day changes in temperature, precipitation, wind etc.
• Highest temperatures in July, lowest in January.
• Hurricane season is June-September.
Wildlife
• The geographic regions vary, as do the wildlife.
• Fauna: animals of a particular area (birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, amphibians).
• Georgia is home to a wide variety of animals.