Atlanta GA Real Estate

Anyone interested in Atlanta GA Real Estate is bound to be curious about Georgia's geography. Georgia is divided into six regions according to the natural topography of this diverse landscape. Georgia's land regions begin high in the Appalachian Mountains with these three areas: the Appalachian Plateau, the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, and the Blue Ridge.

The Appalachian Plateau is located in the northwestern corner of the state. It stands above sea level, rising to 1,800 feet to 2,000 feet. There are narrow green valleys that divide wooded ridges. Sandy soil makes it rather poor for farming and is Georgia's worst region for it.

The Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region is in the northwestern corner of the state, as well. Long parallel ridges separate long fertile valleys. Hardwood forests and Pine once blanketed this region but now is mostly used for agriculture. Cotton, fruits, grains and vegetables are grown here. The valley pastures have many beef cattle grazing and wandering around. The Blue Ridge is in the northeaster part of the state and its peaks rise to 2,000 to almost 5,000 feet above the sea level. Pines and Hardwoods still cover the slopes of these high and ancient mountains. Rivers in this region have helped to provide water and hydroelectric power to much of the state.

The other three land regions in the state of Georgia are the Piedmont, the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the East Gulf Coastal Plain. These regions are hillier than the other mountainous regions of the higher elevations. The Piedmont region has rolling hills and meets the northern regions at approximately 1,500 feet above sea level. The Piedmont gradually slopes down to the south, eventually meeting the two coastal plain regions.

Heavily populated Atlanta Georgia 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. Sandy farmland in this region helps grow certain crops such as peanuts, watermelons, sweet potatoes and tobacco. Okefenokee Swamp lies in the southern part of this region and has many alligators. The East Coastal Plain is in the southwestern area of the state and resembles the Atlantic Coastal Plain except its soils are far richer and large crops of tobacco are in this region. Rivers in this region flow into the Gulf of Mexico.