| Term | Definition |
|---|
| physical map | shows natural features suchj as mountains, rivers, and lakes |
| political map | shows man-made features such as state boundaries |
| relative location | describes where a place is located compared with other places |
| absolute location | identifies a precise position on the Earth's surface |
| Appalachian Mountains | runs through three geographic regions: Blue Ridge, Ridge & Valley, and Appalachian Plateau; this area gets about 80 inches of rain each year |
| precipitation | water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| Atlantic Ocean | Georgia's eastern border along 100 miles of coast; the lowest point in elevation in the state |
| Cumberland Island | one of Georgia's most famous barrier islands and a national seashore |
| barrier islands | Georgia's fourteen islands along a 100-mile coastline; protects the beaches by locking wind, sand, and water that could cause erosion |
| Fall Line | the point at which hilly or mountainous lands met the Coastal Plain |
| weather | the day-to-day conditions and changes in the atmosphere |
| climate | the type of weather over a long period of time |
| drought | lack of precipitation over a long period of time, resulting in a water shortage |
| Brasstown Bald | highest point in Georgia -- elevation is 4,7894 ft |
| Twiggs County | the geographic center of Georgia, eighteen miles southeast of Macon |
| Okefenokee Swamp | the largest freshwater swamp in North America -- means "land of trembling Earth" |
| Warm Springs | one of Georgia's most famous natural wonders -- warm mineral springs flow from the hillsides of Pine Mountain |
| Amicalola Falls | highest waterfall east of the Mississippi River -- means "tumbling water" |
| Chattahoochee River | flows from the mountains to the Gulf of Mexico and forms part of the border between Georgia and Alabama |
| Savannah River | forms a natural boundary between Georgia and South Carolina -- the only river in Georgia to flow from outside its border |
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