Geography Review
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Geography Review1. Which of the following
regions of the United States is Georgia located? (northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest)
1. southeast
2. What continent is Georgia located upon?
3. Which 2 hemispheres?
North America
Northern and Western
4. Name Georgia’s 5 geographic
regions? Coastal PlainsPiedmontBlue RidgeRidge and
ValleyAppalachian
Plateau
5. Which region is most mountainous?
- Blue Ridge
6. Which region is home to red clay and is the most populated?
- Piedmont
7. Which region is located in the NW corner of the state – known for its limestone and flat-topped mountains. (Hosts Chickamauga Battlefield and is located near Chattanooga.
Appalachian Plateau
8. Which region is located
between Blue Ridge and Appalachian Plateau?
known for its many ridges and valleys.
Dalton and Ellijay are located here.
Ridge and Valley
9. Which region is the largest and is very agricultural. It is relatively flat. Georgia’s barrier islands are located off the coast of this region?
Coastal Plain
10. The natural boundary that separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain is called the …….
The Fall Line
11. Which river creates Georgia’s border with Alabama?
Chattahoochee River
12. Which river creates Georgia’s border with South Carolina?
Savannah River
13. Georgia’s barrier islands are located off the coast. Name 3 purposes they serve:
Bring tourismPrevent coastline
erosionServe as wilderness sanctuaries
14. Name the large fresh-water swamp located in South Georgia?
15. Name Georgia’s 4 major transportation systems.
16. Name Georgia’s two deepwater ports?
Okefenokee Swamp
Interstate Highway SystemHartsfield-Jackson International Airport2 deepwater portsrailroads
Savannah and Brunswick
History Part 1
1. Place the following Native American cultures in correct chronological order starting with the earliest:
MississippianArchaicPaleoWoodland
PaleoArchaicWoodlandMississippian
**Remember this..Paleos Ate Wolly
Mammoths
2. Which culture is: Most advancedLived in large townsPracticed religionDied out due to contact
with Europeans (remember Hernando de Soto?)
Mississippian
3. Which culture is: OldestMeans “very old”NomadicHunted large game
Paleo
4. Which culture is: Less nomadicCreated fish hooks for
fishingHad very basic forms
of pottery
Planted crops (known as horticulture)
Hunted small game
Archaic
5. Which culture:Stayed in one placeLived in dome-
shaped housesUsed a bow and
arrow
Made advancements in pottery
Used advance hunting techniques
Believed in afterlife
Woodland
6. Who is the first European to set foot in Georgia?
Hernando de Soto?
What was he searching for? Was he successful?
Gold and No!
If only my dogs were here…
7. The Spanish not only came into Georgia to look for _____ (through DeSoto) but they also established missions on the barrier islands of Georgia.
What were the purpose of these missions?
to convert people to Christianity.