Unit 1 Geography

A family owns a commercial seafood processing company and is looking to relocate in Georgia. They prefer wide-open, flat spaces with lots of farmland, and warm weather. Which Georgia region would this family MOST likely choose to live in?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge

• Valley and Ridge

• Coastal Plains

• Piedmont

The states of Georgia and South Carolina are planning on working together on a project that would benefit both state governments. Which of the following project would they MOST likely collaborate on?

• Building a dam on the Chattahoochee River

• A project to ensure the Savannah River stays clean

• Starting an initiative to protect the Okefenokee Swamp

• A project to excavate iron from the Red Clay region

A settler in the 1800s’ would have been MOST likely to start a new town in which of the following areas?

• The Fall Line

• The Chattahoochee River

• Near the Piedmont and Coastal Region

• The Okefenokee Swamp

Which one of the five Georgia regions would you find this skyline of midtown Atlanta?

• Piedmont

• Coastal Region

• Appalachia Plateau

• Blue Ridge

Which of the following water source was significant to American Indians and European settlers as well as millions of Georgians living in the Piedmont area today?

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Appalachian River Basin

• Barrier Island run off to the Fall Line

• Chattahoochee River

Georgia is located on one of the world’s largest land masses, identified as North America. What is this land mass called?

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• nation

• parallels

During the 1500’s the Spanish set up missions located off the coast of Georgia. Which of the following BEST describes this area?

• Savannah River

• Okefenokee Swamp

• Barrier Islands

• Tybee Islands

Which of the following BEST summarizes how the Interstate Highway System supports the exchange of goods and services domestically and internationally?

• by providing Georgian’s with traffic laws to keep order of service trucks from ports

• by providing a way for most of Georgia’s business shipments to be carried to their destination by truck

• by connecting our international airport to smaller domestic airports in the South

• by connecting other transportation systems in our state

Georgia has two of the nation’s busiest coastal transportation hubs located in Savannah and Brunswick. Which of the four major transportation systems do these location represent?

• highways

• railways

• deepwater ports

• airports

Which of the following is BEST identified as a person who organizes and operates a business, often at great financial risk.

• business leader

• chief executive officer

• entrepreneur

• elected official