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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. | The Georgia town of Trenton seems to fit the model. Two people died there about a block from each other. Ringgold, Ga., does, too. Death toll there: 8.

MACON, Ga. — When you were in school, you may have learned about topography and then quickly forgot it. Topography is the study of land features, like mountains, creeks, and hills.