By Lauren Jae Son Trenton Kyle Kunal Ron Lakyla The Piedmont and its Minerals The Piedmont region consists a variety of crystals including igneous quartz and gemstone Piedmont has great minerals like Mica witch is used for tires paint and wall paste Did ID: 618448
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The Georgia Piedmont
By: Lauren, Jae ‘Son, Trenton, Kyle, Kunal, Ron, Lakyla Slide2
The Piedmont and it’s Minerals
The Piedmont region consists a variety of crystals including igneous, quartz, and gemstone. Piedmont has great minerals like Mica witch is used for tires, paint, and wall paste .Did
you know that people mine granite?Slide3
Plants and Trees of the Piedmont
There are more than 200 different types of plants in the Piedmont like the Loblolly Pine, Black Walnuts, Hickory, Dogwood, and also Sweet Gum. Piedmont also has different kinds of flowers like the azalea, wisteria, and the black eyed susan.Slide4
Does the Piedmont Have Animals and Birds?
Yes, the Piedmont has many animals and bird including the Cotton Rabbit, Bald Eagle, Horned Owl, Raccoon, Opossum, Squirrels, Canadian Goose, Wood Pecker, Cardinal, Blue Jay, and the Brown Thrasher.Slide5
Where is it Located?
The Piedmont is between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Costal Plains. It’s known for weathered and nutrient poor soil. It is the second largest region in Georgia. It does not snow a lot here.Slide6
Rivers in the Piedmont
There are many kinds of rivers in the Piedmont. Some of them are the Chattahoochee, Etowah, Apalachee, and Oconee River.Slide7
Changes of Our Environment
A fire causes lots of changes. It can destroy many things. A few things it can cause is pollution. Pollution is when fire and smoke burn everything around it. Pollution can also extinct many animals.Slide8
Fun Places in the Piedmont
Do you sometimes think it’s boring on the weekend? Just join the fun places in the Piedmont like Six Flags, White Waters, Snow Mountain, Stone Mountain, Aquarium, and the World of Coke. Slide9
Fun Facts
Piedmont means “Foot of mountains”A baby robin fell into a backyard and a family took care of it until it could fly.
Did you know that coyotes make dens near humans?
There are 200 kinds of trees , plants , and grasses that are native to the piedmont.
Kainite is used on space shuttles.
Pyrite is sometimes used for making paper.
Granite is used to make jewelry.Slide10
Climates in the Region
Sometimes in the Piedmont it occupies nearly one-third of the whole land area in the state. It enjoys a variable climate with cool winters(57 Fahrenheit on average) and hot summers (89
Fahrenheit).Slide11
Endangered Animals and Plants
The bald eagle is one of the endangered animals in the Piedmont. The quail is also one of the endangered animals. And how could we forget about the salamander! And last but not least the woodpecker. Slide12
The Diets
Opossums and raccoon sense there food. They will eat anything they find. Owls hunt other animals and have them as food. They count on their sharp hearing and there great smell and eyesight to locate food. Slide13
Soil in the region
Species naturally occurring in the piedmont region(indigenous). Not all Georgia soils are red. The state is well known for its abundance of "Georgia Red clay”. Indigenous mean originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country.