Georgia Studies GMAS Practice Test

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Which statement accurately explains Georgia's location? Options: It is along the Atlantic Coast in the Eastern Hemisphere, It is along the Pacific Coast in the Western Hemisphere, It is in the northwestern region of South America, It is in the southeastern region of North America

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It is in the southeastern region of North America

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What is the Okefenokee Swamp?

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it is a refuge for Georgia's diverse wildlife

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Which development resulted in increased population and permanent settlements among Georgia's prehistoric Native Americans? Options: Improved weapons meant that more animals could be killed efficiently, The Native Americans began to trade throughout eastern North America, Improvements in agriculture meant food could be grown and stored., The tribes established more complicated social structures and ceremonies

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Improvements in agriculture meant food could be grown and stored.

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Which is a reason many Georgia plantation owners favored secession? Options: a desire for increased markets in the North, the need to import large numbers of new slaves, fear that abolition would end their way of life, trouble getting agricultural loans from Northern banks

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fear that abolition would end their way of life

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Why is the population of Georgia heavily concentrated in the Atlanta region?

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the airport and highway systems make Atlanta a major transportation hub

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Which aspect of Georgia life was LEAST affected by Reconstruction policies? Options: politics, religion, economics, agriculture

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religion

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How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy?

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Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money.

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Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?

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Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes.

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What was the purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?

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to provide a retirement fund for the elderly

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes Georgia at the beginning of the Revolutionary War? Options: The royal governor was very unpopular, Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England, A strong tradition of self-government had developed, Most Georgians strongly favored independence from England

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Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England