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Getting to Know Connor

THEME
DESCRIPTION
PICTURE
PLACE
Acworth, GA is a mostly Christian community with a largely caucasian population.  Cobb County's population is over 679,000 residents.  There is a variety of food including Southern cuisine, Mexican and American fast food.  It is close to Lake Allatoona for boating and water activities.  We are also close to the Silver Comet Trail for biking or running.  Swim, tennis and golf facilities are available.   

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Brookstone, where I live, is a country club community.

 
LOCATION

Benbrooke Lane, in Acworth, Georgia, is west of Durham Middle School.  It is located in Cobb County.  Cobb County is over 340 square miles large.  The exact location is 34.04N latitude and 84.6W longitude.  Acworth is close to Marietta, Kennesaw and is about an hour northwest of Atlanta.  My father commutes to Charlotte, NC for work.

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Connor's backyard

REGION

Physical features found near my home are Lake Allatoona, Stone Mountain, and Kennesaw Mountain. The language mostly spoken here is English. We also have a lot of shopping centers. The climate here is hot, humid summers and mild winters.  The average summer high is 89 degrees and the average winter high is 49 degrees.  My favorite climate is hot, but not humid.    

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Acworth is very close to Kennesaw MT where the Civil War was fought.

 
MOVEMENT
You can get around in this community by car or taxi.  People can fly into Atlanta through the Hartsfield Jackson Airport.  Acworth, GA is very similar to most any suburb.  It is exactly like were I lived before, Lancaster PA.  However, there was more farming there.  Our fruits and vegetables are imported from other regions.

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Cars are the most common form of transportation
HUMAN /
ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION 
The land is primarily used for buildings, residential homes, shopping centers and small offices. Unfortunately, we are losing many pine trees for all of the buildings.  The natural disaster that is most common in this area is a tornado. We recycle all of are trash through our waste management provider.  

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Acworth is home to pine trees and historical buildings

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