G1: Georgia's Geography Review

Examine the picture below of High Falls State Park. Located near Macon, the park's waterfalls drop into what was once the ancient Atlantic Ocean at

• the Basin

• the Mid Cascade

• the Fall Line

• the Valley and Ridge

In which region would you find red clay?

• Appalachian Plateau
• Ridge & Valley
• Blue Ridge
• Piedmont
• Coastal Plains

Examine the picture below. Al the alligator is enjoying life in south Georgia's famous wildlife refuge, the

• Chattahoochee River
• Fall Line
• Okefenokee Swamp
• Lookout Mountain

Examine the chart below. Agriculture is an important industry in every region except the

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

Examine the chart below. Where would a dairy farmer have the MOST success?

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

Examine the image below. Although it may be a vacation resort, this barrier island also

• protects the mainland from hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean
• protects the mainland from hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean
• protects the mainland from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
• reduces Georgia's coastline

Savannah was the location of the first colonial settlement in Georgia. Which geographic feature of the area was probably MOST important in the development of Savannah?

• a river that provided water and transportation
• a forest that could be used for building shelters
• a bluff that could be used as a defensive position
• an ocean that provided fish and marine mammals

the world's largest land masses

• continent
• nation
• hemisphere
• region

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

• continent
• nation
• hemisphere
• region

Halves of the world that are divided by lines of latitude & longitude

• continent

• nation

• hemisphere

• region