Geography
the region of the country that Georgia is located in
What is the South, the Southeast, or the Sun Belt
a geographic border between two regions, where rivers produce waterfalls
What is the Fall Line?
people hoped to find gold and other resources, convert the American Indian population to Catholicism, and win glory for this country
What is Spain?
Georgia's smallest region. In the extreme northwestern corner of the state in Dade and Walker counties. Lookout Mountain is located in this region
What is Appalachian Plateau
How does Georgia's climate help its economy?
Long growing seasons and adequate moisture in most years allow a wide variety of crops to be produced.
Thousands of years ago, a large portion of Georgia was under the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. As the waters receded, what region of Georgia was formed?
What is the Coastal Plain?
islands that form a protective barrier between the ocean and the mainland
What is a barrier island?
Hoped to win glory for England, find more resources (such as land for agriculture and forests for timber) to produce more goods, seek economic opportunity, and seek religious freedom from this country
What is England?
Consists of several mountain ridges and valleys created between them. The main industries include mining in the mountains and some farming in the valley
What is Ridge and Valley
Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, and Macon can all be classified as being a part of which Georgia region?
What is the
Piedmont Region ?
What is the importance of the Okefenokee Swamp to Georgia?
What is It provides habitats for endangered and threatened species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker and a wide variety of other wildlife species?
This feature flows along Georgia's northeastern border. The port at its mouth allows ships from around the world to bring goods to and from Georgia
What is the Savannah River?
This person led the Spanish expedition into Georgia in 1540
Who is Hernando de Soto?
This region has rolling hills and stretches across the "middle" of Georgia between the mountains of North Georgia and the Coastal Plain of South Georgia. Most populated region
What is the Piedmont region
Which physical feature is named for a Creek Indian word meaning “painted stone”?
What is the Chattahoochee River?
The state of Georgia is found in BOTH of these hemispheres
What is the Western and Northern Hemispheres?
Gold was found in this area in the early 1800s. Today, it is a popular place for tourists
What is the Appalachian Mountains ?
What is St. Augustine?
Begins at the Fall Line and extends south to Georgia's border with Florida and east to the Atlantic Ocean
What is the Coastal Plain
In what way does Georgia's climate MOST impact its economic development?
What is The growing season is longer for farms in the state than it is for northern farmers?
A __________ is a geologic break between an upland region and a coastal plain, and is often crossed by a river with varying degrees of rapids.
What is the Fall Line?
Tis major river provides drinking water for Georgians and is a major transportation artery
What is the Chattahoochee River?
This is an example of a European disease that killed many American Indian people
What is smallpox?
Contains the southernmost point of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest point in Georgia (Brasstown Bald)
What is the Blue Ridge region?
Which Georgia city owes most of its economic success to its location along the Atlantic Ocean?
What is Savannah?