Unit 11 Modern Georgia

A major technological change in agricultural equipment lessened the need for large numbers of agricultural workers. Some of the more important technological changes were larger tractors, reapers, and other machinery, combined with better fertilizers that made it easier to grow and process crops with much less man power.

• Farming Transformation

• King Cotton Diplomacy

• Mercantilism

• Agricultural Revolution

A geographic / demographic area located outside of urban areas that consists of small towns, and undeveloped countryside and scattered populations.

• urban

• rural

A geographic / demographic area that is densely populated and well developed with lots of infrastructure (roads, bridges, access to electricity, hospitals, and economic commerce)

• urban

• rural

(b. 1924) US President from Georgia; improved public education as a Georgia state senator and governor, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; created the Carter Center for human rights and organizes Habitat for Humanity projects.

• Lester Maddox

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

Created economic growth and job opportunities; revitalized the city of Atlanta with improvements to infrastructure and development of hotels.

• 1906 Race Riot

• 1881 International Cotton Exposition

• 2000 Olympic Games

• 1996 Olympic Games

The fourth-busiest and fastest growing port in the U. S. A project designed to deepen the outer harbor to 49 feet when water is at its lowest point to accommodate large shipping vessels, which will increase global trade in Georgia, thus creating more jobs and revenue.

• Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

• Brunswick Port Expansion Project

• Chattahoochee D.E.E.P. Project

• Atlantic Ocean Transportation Project

A person who takes the risks of opening their own business with the main incentive or reward of making a profit and being their own boss with decision making authority.

• investor

• laborer

• entrepreneur

• socialist

The amount of money an entrepreneur or business makes after paying its expenses; the main incentive to open and continue operating a business.

• debt

• profit

• expenses

• revenue

Go into debt by losing their own savings and money, and loss of time and effort. Reason for a business failure include: lack of capital (money), lack of experience in operating a business, bad hiring decisions, too much competition, and lack of demand.

• Entrepreneurial Risks

• Entrepreneurial Rewards

Georgia’s leading industry ($72.5 billion annually) due to mild year-round climate, access to water, and diverse landscape. Leading producer of soybeans, peanuts, cotton, onions, broilers (chickens), cattle, forestry, blueberries, wine, cheese, ice cream, and peaches from over 42,000 farms operating on 9.6 million acres

• Agriculture

• Service

• Manufacturing

• Entertainment