Atlanta Real Estate

Interested in Atlanta Real Estate? Here arte some important facts about Georgia’s geography. Georgia, located in the Southern United Sates, is separated into six regions according to the natural landscape. Georgia’s terrains begin in the north with high the Appalachian Mountains. These three regions are in the ancient mountains: the Appalachian Plateau, the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, and the Blue Ridge.
The forested Appalachian Plateau is situated in the northwestern corner of Georgia and stands above sea level, rising to eighteen hundred to two thousand or so feet. There are green valleys that divide wooded ridges and sandy soil makes it rather inadequate for farming and is Georgia’s worst region for any kind of farming except maybe apples.

The green Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region is located in the northwestern corner of the state, as well. Long parallel ridges separate long fertile valleys. Hardwood forests and pine once covered this region but now is mostly used for farming. Cotton, fruits, grains and vegetables are also grown here, and the big valley pastures have many cattle grazing.

The Blue Ridge is in the northeaster part of the state and its peaks rise to two thousand to almost five thousand feet above the sea level. Pines and hardwoods cover the slopes of these beautiful misty mountains. Raging and meandering rivers in this area have helped to supply water and hydroelectric power to much of Georgia.

Three other land regions in the state are the Piedmont, the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the East Gulf Coastal Plain. These areas are hillier than the other mountainous regions of the higher elevations.

The Piedmont region has foothills and meets the northern regions at approximately fifteen hundred feet above sea level. The Piedmont gradually slopes down to the south, eventually meeting the two coastal plain regions. Heavily populated Atlanta Real Estate is in this region, as well as in Macon, Augusta, Columbus, making this region the most populated of all Georgia’s regions.

The Atlantic Coastal Plain spreads across Georgia’s southeastern part of the state. Very sandy farmland in this area helps grow special crops such as peanuts, watermelons, sweet potatoes and tobacco. Okefenokee Swamp is located in the southern part of this region and has many fish, reptiles and birds.

The East Coastal Plain is in the southwestern area of the state and resembles the Atlantic Coastal Plain except its soils are richer and big crops of tobacco are in this region. Rivers in this region don’t flow into the Atlantic Ocean, but flow into the Gulf of Mexico. Atlanta Real Estate in this area is growing very fast despite the bad sub prime mortgage problems that are plaguing the nation.