SS8G1 TEST Review

Georgia's four transportation systems improve both intrastate and interstate trade and ...

• account for over half of the Georgia's yearly budget

• generate electricity for major cities in Georgia

• create thousands of jobs for the Georgia's citizens.

• provide clean drinking water for rural Georgia.

How does Georgia's climate help its economy?

• The mountains attract millions of tourists each year for their world famous snow skiing.
• Atlanta has grown into the premier city in the Southeast and offers a wide variety of jobs.
• Long growing seasons and adequate moisture in most years allow a wide variety of crops to be produced.
• Rivers and roadways provide much needed transportation routes for distribution of goods produced there.

Which of Georgia's physical features can be classified as a wetland and, as such, has been designated a National Wildlife Refuge and a National Wilderness Area?

• Fall Line
• Okefenokee Swamp
• Cumberland Island
• Chattahoochee River

Which of these BEST describes the location of Georgia?

• Middle West United States
• Northwestern United States
• Southwestern United States
• Southeastern United States

What protects Georgia from damage by storms and hurricanes?

• the Atlantic Ocean
• the Savannah River
• the Barrier Islands
• the state of Florida

Because of the climate in Georgia, early colonists found Georgia to be a good place for

• the king to reside.
• the first American colony.
• growing crops to send to England.
• hiring people to work in England.

The state of Georgia is found in BOTH the

• Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

The blue line represents what Georgia river?

• Flint
• Savannah
• Ocmulgee
• Chattahoochee

What is the name of the mountain range that is labeled with the red arrows?

• Black Hills
• Rocky Mountains
• Sierra Nevadas
• Appalachian Mountains

Georgia's climate attracts businesses and industries because the state

• has a low tax rate.
• rarely experiences tornadoes.
• has an efficient highway system.
• has mild winters and adequate rainfall.