Chapter One Georgia Studies

The region of the United States in which Georgia is located is the

southeastern

The region of Georgia that contains the state's highest peak is the

BLUE RIDGE

Georgia's northeastern-most region is the

Blue Ridge

The most populous of Georgia's five regions is the

Piedmont

Why is there so little agriculture in the Appalachian Plateau region?

The soil is ROCKY

Which FIVE states from Georgia's borders?

Florida
Alabama
South Carolina
Tennessee
North Carolina

In which area of Georgia is the Appalachian Plateau region located?

northwestern/T.A.G.

In which TWO hemispheres is the state of Georgia located?

northern (latitude) and western (longitude) hemisphere

On what continent is the state of Georgia located?

North America

The Vally and Ridge region is located between the ?

Appalachian Pleateau and Blue Ridge

The Vally and Ridge region is know for there ?

Textile production

Which region is the largest of Georgia's five physiographic region ?

Coastal Plain

The Vally and Ridge region is located between the ?

Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge

Which region is the largest of Georgia's five physio-graphic regions ?

Coastal Plain

Why are the rivers and of the Coastal Plain navigable ?

The region is mostly FLAT

What part of the Coastal Plain region is best suited for the agriculture ?

The Inner Coastal Plains

Which of Georgia's physiographic regions borders the Atlantic Ocean ?

The Coastal Plains

Which of Georgia's physiographic regions contains the state's only coal deposits ?

The Appalachian Plateau

Which region is located just north of the Fall Line ?

The Piedmont

The Fall Line divides which two physiographic regions ?

Piedmont and Coastal Plain

Why did early textile communites develop along the Fall Line ?

Rushing water traveling over the Fall Line is an excellent power source

Water travelling over the Fall Line is an excellent source of ?

power

Georgia's largest freshwater swamp is called the ?

Okenfenokee

The Okefenokee means ?

land of the trembling earth

Which 3 major cities are loacted on Georgia's Fall Line ?

Columbus, Macon, and Augusta

The mountain rage that begins in North Georgia and runs northward and runs northward to Canada is the ?

The Appalachin Mountains

The Chattahooche River serves as Georgia's border with what sate ?

Alabama

The headwaters of the Chattahooche River are in which of Georgia's physiographic regions ?

Blue Ridge

The mouth of the Chattahooche River is the ?

Gulf of Mexico

Which river forms Georgia's border with South Carolina ?

The Savannah River

The Savannah River has its headwaters in what state ?

South Carolina & Georgia

The mouth of the Savannah River is the ?

Atlantic Ocean

The Barrier Islands protect Georgia's coast from hurricanes and ?

Strong Winds & Erosion

Georgia's overall climate can be described as ?

Mild

What agriculture has soybeans & corn, its economic contribution is tourism & forestry, and its climate has cool temps summers are 80/90 & winters are 20/40 ?

The App Pleteau

What agriculture has corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, hardwood, & pines, there economic contribution is textiles, CARPET, and some mining, and there climate has cool temps summers 80/90 and winters are 20/40 ?

The Ridge && Valley

What agriculture has apples, corn, veggies, timber, and livestock, it's economic contributions are mining, tourism, and timber, it's climate has cooler weather 80 inches of precipitation ?

The Blue Ridge Mtns.

What agriculture has cotton, soybeans, wheat, poultry, eggs, hogs, cattle, beef, and timber, it's economic contributions are timber carpets, automobile, poultry processing, its climate has steamy, hot summers 90s & 20s winters ?

The PiedMont

What agriculture has peanuts, peaches, cotton, vidalia onions, and pecans, it's economic contributions are pulp and paper, commercial fishing, seafood processing, tourism, recreation, inland ports, & deep water, the climate is hot steamy in summers & cool

The Coastal PLAINS

Many Industries are attracted to Georgia as a result of the ?

Mild Climate

Georgia's ability to grow cotton, tabacco, and rice is a result of its ?

mild climate