Geography
Physical Features
Transportation/Finance
Foundations of Gov
Legislative Branch
100

This region is north of Florida and south of the Fall Line

What is the Coastal Plain?

100

This river starts in the Blue Ridge region, provides drinking water to Atlanta, and helps form a natural border between Georgia and Alabama.

What is the Chattahoochee?

100

The four major transportation systems in Georgia include

What are interstate highways, seaports, Hartsfield-Jackson Airports, railroads?  

100

The branch of government in charge of interpreting the law.

What is the judicial branch?

100

The name for the legislative body of Georgia's government.

What is the General Assembly?

200

This region has the state's highest population.

What is the Piedmont?

200

The largest freshwater swamp in North America, located in the Coastal Plain

What is the Okefenokee Swamp?

200

Ruby, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, orders a video game from a store in Japan using the Internet. The store tells her that the game will arrive in three to five days.

Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY way that the goods will be transported from the store to Ruby’s home?

What is by airplane?

200

Right or responsibility?  

Voting in elections and paying taxes

What are responsibilities?  

200

The house of the Georgia legislature where you have to be 21 years old to be a member.

What is the House of Representatives?

300

The region of the United States that Georgia is located in.

What is the Southeast?  

300

Protects the Georgia coast from wind and water erosion.

What are the barrier islands?

300

Identify the region in which Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is found AND the statement that BEST describes its impact on the region?

A

Appalachian Plateau – It brings millions of tourists to Georgia’s beaches

B

Piedmont – The airport is the only way goods can get imported and exported out of Georgia.

C

Piedmont – The airport provides thousands of jobs for people living in and around Atlanta.

D

Appalachian Plateau -- The airport is part of an important transportation system that includes highways and trains.


What is C? 

300

The reason that the Founders separated powers between branches of government

What is so no one branch would become too powerful?  

300

_________ = 56 members

_________ = 180 members

What is the Senate?

What is the House?

400

Georgia is located in the northern and western _____________.

What is hemispheres?

400

Many waterfalls were located along this physical features, which is the last navigable point going upriver in Georgia. 

What is the Fall Line?

400

Why is it important for people to save money every month if they wish to retire? 

What is people lose their primary source of income when they retire?

400

The override of a veto is a check by the _________ branch on the __________ branch.

What is legislative on executive?

400

Permanent committees in the Georgia General Assembly. 

What are standing committees?

500

The region and city known for carpet production

What is the Ridge & Valley and the city of Dalton?

500

The physical feature located in the Blue Ridge region which produces much rainfall, and is the start of Georgia's two main rivers.  

What is the Appalachian Mountains? 

500

___________ is the amount of money spent, while __________ is money set aside for future use.

What are expenditures, savings?  

500

The ability to declare laws unconstitutional is a check of the ___________ branch on the ____________ branch.  

What is judicial on legislative?

500

Committees made up of both houses to work out one bill to be sent to the governor.

What are conference committees?