. Harper's school geography . 3 b/) Pi E O -HJ % o e« 1 X3 1 O crt 3 »-i 1—1 <u rt 93 n-. cS ft !fl E hp eij cej -i-JftC«. 46 ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL STATES.—ATLANTIC STATES: SOUTHERN DIVISION. ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL STATES: SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. XLIX. ATLANTIC STATES: SOUTHERN DIVISION. 1. Area.—The area of the four northern .states of thisgroup is about equal to that of the eleven Atlantic Statesnorth of the Potomac. Georgia is the largest state eastof the Mississippi. 2. Surface.—The surface consists of several belts ofcountry parallel to the coast: First. The most western belt contains the Blu
. Harper's school geography . 3 b/) Pi E O -HJ % o e« 1 X3 1 O crt 3 »-i 1—1 <u rt 93 n-. cS ft !fl E hp eij cej -i-JftC«. 46 ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL STATES.—ATLANTIC STATES: SOUTHERN DIVISION. ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL STATES: SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. XLIX. ATLANTIC STATES: SOUTHERN DIVISION. 1. Area.—The area of the four northern .states of thisgroup is about equal to that of the eleven Atlantic Statesnorth of the Potomac. Georgia is the largest state eastof the Mississippi. 2. Surface.—The surface consists of several belts ofcountry parallel to the coast: First. The most western belt contains the Blue Ridgeand the Unaka or Smoky Mountains, with the high val-leys between. This elevated district is mostly covered with forests of deciduoustrees—oak, hickory, chestnut, maple, etc. It has an abundanceof water-power, coal, and iron, but is yet undeveloped. Second. East of the mountain belt lies a broad strip offertile country. It produces tobacco in the north and cot-ton in the south. Third. Farther to the east is a low sandy belt, called the Pine Barrens, covered with forests. It supplies l>umber, tar, pitch,
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