Spring Break GMAS Review for GA Studies

(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?

• Midwest
• Northeast
• Southeast
• Southwest

(SS8G1b) Which of the following is the smallest physiographic region in Georgia?

• Blue Ridge
• Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Plateau
• Ridge and Valley

(SS8G1b) Which region is Georgia�s only source of coal?

• Appalachian Plateau
• Ridge and Valley
• Blue Ridge
• Coastal Plain

(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?

• Brasstown Bald
• Stone Mountain
• Lookout Mountain
• Signal Moutain

Which of the following is NOT a part of Georgia’s four transportation systems? (SS8G2)

• Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
• Interstate Highway System
• Railroad System
• M.A.R.T.A.

The key to economic success of Georgia’s Deepwater seaports is...(SS8G2A)

• the number of imports
• the number of exports
• access to the interstate highway system (I-95, I-16)
• the number of nearby businesses

Providing over 55,000 jobs (parking shuttles, airlines like Delta, security); this transportation system is considered the largest employment center in the state of Georgia... (SS8G2C)

• Deepwater seaports
• Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
• Railroads
• Interstate Hwy System

Which reason is BEST for expanding Georgia’s infrastructure (the 4 transportation systems) SSG2b

• to help the State’s economy grow
• to build a new football stadium in Atlanta
• to attract celebrities to Georgia
• to ease Atlanta traffic

By exporting Georgia-made products like kaolin and timber, and while importing goods such as steel, and sugar, this Transportation system helps Georgia participate in free trade. (SS8E2b)

• Interstate Hwy System
• Deepwater seaports @ Savannah & Brunswick
• Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
• Richard B. Russell Airport

Which evidence provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Spanish exploration and settlement had a devastating effect on the Mississippian chiefdoms of the Southeast?

• During the two centuries following the discovery of the New World, over 90% of the native population were killed by disease and warfare.
• The food supply for Hernando de Soto's expedition was so scarce that his men reportedly ate the dogs in some Indian villages.
• The Spanish began importing African slaves to work in the fields and mines of the Caribbean Islands.
• The Spanish captured Fort Caroline and executed the French settlers there in 1565.