Question

Why have factories and cities developed around the fall line in georgia

A. ports along the coast allow for trade with states and countries. B. it is a good midway point between the mountains and the coast. C. swamps with diverse birds and wildlife draw tourists every year. D. waterfalls and rapids provide waterpower for machines

Answer 1

falling water provided abundant hydropower

D. waterfalls and rapids provide waterpower for machines

Explanation:

several of those sites became cities — Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, Augusta. Some of them also became industrial centers because the falling water provided abundant hydropower for factories. In essence, the Fall Line represents the prehistoric seashore of some 50 million years ago, when the ocean covered most of Georgia's southern half.