Regions of Georgia
Water
Physical Features
Industry
Georgia Cities
Georgia Native Groups
100
Which region is the smallest in Georgia?
Plateau
100
Ocean touching Georgia
Atlantic
100
Name of the mountain chain in Georgia
Blue Ridge or Appalachian
100
Georgia is known as this although we are not a major producer of this fruit
Peach State
100
Current Capital of Georgia
Atlanta
100
American Indians in Georgia (first the woodland then Mississippians) lived in towns allowing them to grow and harvest crops/plants to eat. What type of innovation is this an example?
Agriculture/Horiculture
200
Which region of Georgia is the largest?
Coastal Plains
200
Second largest freshwater swamp in USA home to thousands of unique plants and animals - gators be here!
Okefenokee Swamp
200
Physical feature that marks a drop in elevation from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plains
Fall LIne
200
Georgia produces most of this legume that grows underground. George Washington Carver made it famous.
Peanuts
200
First Georgia city and Port city
Savannah
200
How did the Mississippians use earthen mounds?
Burial, Religion, Festivals/Social Events
300
Which region of Georgia is Covington and Atlanta located?
Piedmont
300
Georgia's second largest River passes by Augusta and Savannah
Savannah
300
Tybee, St. Simons, St. Catherine's, Jekyll, Cumberland, and Sea are all part of this Georgia physical feature
Barrier Islands
300
Georgia is a major producer of this animal made famous by GA restaurant Chain Chick fil a.
Chicken or Poultry
300
Georgia's other port city (not Savannah) where car imports come in
Brunswick
300
Name the three sister crops of pre- European contact American Indians.
Squash (pumpkin), beans, and corn
400
Which hemispheres is the State of Georgia in?
North and West
400
River Covington gets its drinking water from/not the Yellow
Alcovy
400
Large granite mountain near Atlanta
Stone Mountain
400
This cereal is made in Covington by General Mills
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
400
Site of the Georgia Gold Rush
Dahlonega
400
These two statues were found buried at Etowah. One is clearly female and one male. It is unclear who they actually represent, but seemed to have been worshipped. If they do represent gods this means the Mississippians had what type of religion?
Polytheistic, maybe ancestor worship
500
Which region of Georgia includes the Barrier Islands?
Coastal Plains
500
Georgia largest river which provides over 5 million Georgians with drinking water
Chattahoochee
500
Georgia's Barrier Islands protect Georgia from these
Hurricanes
500
Georgia crop used to make paper
lumber, timber or trees
500
City upstream on the Savannah River, you can follow I-20 east to it
Augusta
500
Why did Mississippians build their cities near water?
For water, irrigation, and tranporation/trade
600
Which region is the highest and wettest?
Blue Ridge
600
The Chattahoochee River joins the Apalachicola River and empties into this Gulf.
Gulf of Mexico
600
This metal rusting makes Georgia's soil red
iron
600
Type of cattle mostly raised in Newton County
Beef- hamburgers
600
Largest city in Newton County
Covington
600
Which was the impact European exploration had on American Indians living in Georgia?
Many American Indians died from the diseases that the Europeans brought to the area.
700
Who was at the top of the Mississippian social hierarchy? Number 2? Bottom?
1. Chief
2. Elite
3. Warriors/Artists
4. Commoners