Georgia's Georgraphic Understandings

What are the world's largest land masses called?

• Continent

• Hemispheres

• Nation

• Climate

What are the lines of latitude and longitude that divide the earth into halves?

• Climate

• Hemispheres

• Weather

• Continent

What is a land mass inhabited by people who share a common territory and government?

• Continent

• Hemispheres

• Climate

• Nation

What is Georgia's smallest region located in the northwestern corner of the state?

• Blue Ridge Region

• Appalachian Plateau

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont Region

What is Georgia's northeastern region which is characterized by a "blue" haze; receives more rainfall than any other region; many major rivers begin here?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont Region

• Blue Ridge Region

• Valley and Ridge Region

What is Georgia's largest region which makes up 3/5 of the state, and some soil is fertile while some soil is not?

• Coastal Plain

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont Region

• Valley and Ridge Region

What is Georgia's most populated region known for its red clay; also known as "foot of the mountains?"

• Coastal Plain

• Valley and Ridge Region

• Appalachian Mountains

• Piedmont Region

What is the Georgia region characterized by low open valleys and narrow ridges?

• Valley and Ridge Region

• Piedmont Region

• Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge Region

What is the mountain chain that stretches from Georgia to Maine?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge Mountains

What is the name for a group of mountains located in the Appalachian chain that are characterized by a "blue" haze that surrounds their peaks?

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Appalachian Plateau