Georgia
What is the longest river in Georgia?
Chattahoochee River
Which feature creates the border between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain region?
The Fall Line
Located in the northwest corner of Georgia, T.A.G.
Appalachian Plateau
Who was the first European to explore Georgia?
Hernando DeSoto
an economic practice that includes having more exports than imports.
Mercantilism
Which two hemispheres do Georgia belong to?
Northern & Western
Gold was discovered near which of Georgia's physical feature in the 1800s?
Appalachian Mountains
Textiles and carpets are produced in this region. Some mining occurs as well.
Valley & Ridge
Mercantilism was one of the main reasons for Spain's exploration of the New World. T/F
False
__________ is a description of how a place is related to other places.
Relative location
Georgia's capital city is:
Atlanta
The Chattahoochee River
Which regions are more humid and tropical than the state’s other regions.
Piedmont & Coastal Plains
What was the primary goal of the Spanish missions?
to spread Christianity to the American Indians
[Definition] the art of cultivating plants in gardens to produce food and medicinal ingredients, or for comfort and ornamental purposes.
Horticulture
Within what region of the United States would you locate Georgia?
Southeast
Which river has played such a central role in the development of Georgia?
Savannah River
This region is home to significant agricultural production. Crops produced include cotton, soybeans, and wheat. Poultry/eggs, hogs, and cattle/beef are products of this region.
Piedmont
Hernando DeSoto established the first colony in Georgia: Savannah. T/F
False
Burial mounds are evidence of a religion and are considered as apart of a civilization's __________.
Culture
In 1788, Georgia became the _____ (number) state.
4th
This body of water is 2-4 feet deep and is home to more than 1,000 different types of plants and animals.
Okefenokee Swamp
The mining industry has been very important to the development of regions:
Ridge & Valley, Blue Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau
The Spanish primarily explored which area of the New World? Georgia, Latin America, & _________.
Florida
Georgia was named after ________, who approved the colony’s charter in 1732.
King George II