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Unit One: Geography and Prehistoric People
Unit One: Geography and Prehistoric People
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Unit One Georgia Studies
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1
Why are many industries located in Georgia
Good weather
Roads that are easy to travel
The amount of rainfall
Mild climate
2
How did the prehistoric people arrive in the Americas?
By boat across the Atlantic
The Silk Road
The Colombian Triangle
The Bering Land Bridge
3
Which best describes nomads?
Wanderers
Builders
People who do not get mad
Settlerers
4
Which best describes the fall line?
A natural border indicating where the ocean was long ago
A line created by man
A line that separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain
The border between hills and mountains
5
The mouth of the Chattahoochee River is the Gulf of Mexico
False
True
6
What is the term for "weather conditions experienced in a region over a long period of time?"
Weather
Nor-easter
Climate
Tornado
7
What is a place with common beliefs, traditions, religion, and language?
Civilization
Culture
Region
City
8
Which region of Georgia is more than twice the size of the remaining four?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
None of the above
9
Which line of latitude helps us determine the hemisphere location of Georgia?
International Date Line
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
10
The Valley and Ridge region is know for its
textile production
high mountain ranges
rich farmland
granite quarries
11
How many counties are located in Georgia?
179
159
59
169
12
Which region has the greatest population density?
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge
Ridge and Valley
13
Brasstown Bald is found in which geographical region of Georgia?
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountain
Piemont
14
Which industry in Georgia is most affected by Georgia's mild climate?
mining
transportation
chemical
agriculture
15
Which group of Native Americans built effigies for ceremonial reasons and to honor their dead?
Woodland
Mississippian
Archaic
Paleo
16
What is the state song of Georgia
"Georgia on My Mind"
"Glory Glory to 'ol' Georgia"
"Dixieland"
'I'm in a Georgia State of Mind"
17
What resource was used to provide power for earlier settlements?
Coal
Water
Wood
Bricks
18
Which of the following is an economic activity of the Valley and Ridge region?
Cattle Grazing
Coal Mining
Fishing
Shipping
19
How do barrier islands protect Georgia's mainland?
channeling saltwater away from the mainland rivers
blocking wind, sand and water that could cause erosion
preventing saltwater and freshwater from mixing
blocking winter weather
20
In which region of Georgia would rich red (clay) soil MOST LIKELY be found?
Blue Ridge
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
21
Which river flows through three different regions of Georgia?
Ocmulgee
Savannah
St. Mary's
Chattahoochee
22
What is the order of Prehistoric peoples from most recent to oldest?
Woodland, Mississippian, Archaic, Paleo
Archaic, Paleo, Woodland, Mississippian
Mississippian, Woodland, Archaic, Paleo
Mississippian, Archaic, Woodland, Paleo
23
Which region receives the most rainfall each year?
Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont