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Vocabulary
Post Civil Rights Movement
Transportation
Businesses
Random!! Oh my!
100
a person or company that makes an item to be sold and Identify one example of it. **Daily Double**
Producers and Coca Cola, Georgia-Pacific **Daily Double**
100
Identify the only U.S. president of the United States from Georgia. He was also GA Governor and Senator.
Jimmy Carter
100
How many miles of interstate roads are in GA? and Identify two major interstate highway roads. **DAILY DOUBLE**
1,253 miles and 1-95 1-20 I-520 I-75 **DAILY DOUBLE**
100
This company was started in Atlanta in 1886. This strategy made the brand a favorite among those who served in America’s military and also set up several bottling plants throughout the world. And now is the largest non-alcoholic beverage company in the world.
Coca Cola
100
Which is a positive result of Georgia’s extensive system of roads, rail, deepwater ports, and airline service? A. higher taxes B. economic growth C. lack of consumer choice D. higher levels of unemployment
B. economic growth
200
Read the following characteristics. What "political" idea/term is this? 1. before this happened each county had 1 representative in General Assembly 2. outlawed, saying lines had to be drawn based on population 3. resulted in urban voters having more political power
Reapportionment
200
This political group controlled Georgia from the reconstruction period to the 1960's.
Democrats
200
Why is the population of Georgia heavily concentrated in the Atlanta area? A. Atlanta has a larger geographic area than other cities. B. Agricultural areas are more productive than urban areas. C. Other parts of the state have tried to maintain their historic populations. D. The airport and highway systems make Atlanta a major transportation hub.
D. The airport and highway systems make Atlanta a major transportation hub.
200
Identify the four big GA based companies AND how have they impacted GA?
1. Home Depot, Delta Airlines, Coca Cola, and Georgia-Pacific 2. They have brought jobs, publicity and money to GA
200
Jimmy Carter won a nobel peace prize for his dedication and world wide support of _____________________ and democracy.
Human Rights
300
The founding of the Home Depot, Author Blank and Bernie Marcus were willing to take risks and saw an opportunity that others did not. Blank and Marcus are examples of _________
Entrepreneur(s)
300
The carpet industry in northwest Georgia was aided tremendously in the 1980s and 1990s by__________________
Influx in Immigrants
300
Read the characteristics below. Which company AND identify the transportation center it's headquarter is at. 1. Founded in 1928, it was the first commercial crop-dusting company in the southeast. 2. Its headquarters was moved to Atlanta in 1941. 3. It played a major role in the establishment of Atlanta as an international transportation center.
1. Delta Airlines 2. Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
300
The Home Depot made almost 70 billion dollars in sales in 2011. Does this mean that the company made 70 billion dollars in profit? Make sure to explain your answer.
No Sales are the total of the $$ made that year. Profit is the money made after the costs of the product have been subtracted from the sales.
300
Patience you must have my young padawan.
Star Wars
400
The County Unit System was eventually declared invalid because A) people should not have to vote in the county where they reside. B) under the system African Americans controlled most votes. C) every person’s vote should be given equal weight. D) the federal government became involved.
C) every person’s vote should be given equal weight.
400
Which event brought an economic boom in Atlanta in 1996? AND identify two effects of this event. **Daily Double**
1. 1996 Olympics 2. New businesses, new venues, converted public housing to living quarters for athletes, cleaned up the city, successful, and brought lots of $$$$$ **Daily Double**
400
Identify the TWO major deep water ports in GA AND Describe at least 1 type of item they ship?
Savannah and Brunswick AND Automobiles
400
Explain the difference between a public company and a private company.
Public company- The company is owned by shareholders, and stock is sold to the public. Private Company-The company is owned by individuals, not shareholders, and it does not sell stock to the public.
400
Which of Georgia's transportation systems connects Georgia to the rest of the nation, links Georgia's major cities, and helps move commuters to and from work centers?
Interstate Highway
500
What is a system where two major political parties dominate the government. and which two political parties are control GA now?
Two-Party System and Democrats/Republicans
500
Where do most immigrants live? and what was Governor Deal's controversial law?
Northern GA and it allowed any immigrant to be questioned by authorities at any time and detained if the police felt/knew the immigrant was illegal.
500
____________________dominated the transportation system in GA for 130 years. What caused it's downfall?
Railroads. New inventions, airplanes, roads, cars, & cheaper options
500
What innovations did Home Depot bring to GA and the U.S.?
First major hardware store
500
What event during the 1996 Olympics caused panic?
A Pipe Bomb