Geography of Georgia Quiz

Which region is the arrow pointing to?

• Ridge and Valley

• Appalachian Plateau

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

Which of the five geographic regions of Georgia borders the Coastal Plain?

• Central

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge

• Savannah River Valley

Which statement gives the BEST reason why the Savannah River is important to Georgia?

• The Savannah River is most important to Georgia because it was the site of Georgia's first settlement.

• The Savannah River has been important for explorers because of its ability to help grow crops and transport goods.

• The Savannah River is important because it provided protection from invasions during the American Revolution and Civil War.

• The Savannah River is an important part of Georgia's history because of its important role in the economic growth of the state.

In which region of Georgia is the Okefenokee Swamp located?

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge

• Coastal Plain

• Valley and Ridge

Which TWO choices are considered risks an entrepreneur might take to develop goods and services to start a business in Georgia?

• being one's own boss

• wasting one's time and energy

• losing years of experience to failed business ventures

• having one's business bought out by a larger corporation

• using personal money to obtain new business technologies

All of the jobs in the preceding list exist because of

• the Interstate Highway System

• the Ports of Brunswick and Savannah

• Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

• Georgia's railroad transportation system

____ interacts with ____to deliver imports to different markets throughout Georgia. Which set of responses correctly fills in the blanks in the statement above?

• Georgia's public transit system — railroads

• Georgia's public transit system — the state's deepwater ports

• the Interstate Highway System — Georgia's public transit system

• Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport — the Interstate Highway System

Shred Head is a company based out of Roswell, Georgia, that builds custom guitars. A customer in England comes across the company via their website and places an order for a guitar. How will Georgia's transportation systems MOST LIKELY interact to allow Shred Head to fulfill the order?

• The guitar will be transported via the Interstate Highway System to the Port of Savannah, where it will be shipped overseas.

• The guitar will be transported via the Interstate Highway System to the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, where it will be shipped overseas.

• The guitar will be transported via the railroads that connect Roswell to the Port of Savannah, where it will be shipped overseas.

• The guitar will be transported via the railroads that connect Roswell to the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, where it will be shipped overseas.

The Savannah River played an important role in the development of Georgia in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• by providing drinking water for the city of Augusta.

• by providing settlers with marshland ideal for growing rice.

• by serving as a link from the city of Atlanta to the Mississippi River.

• by serving as a shipping route between major cities and the Atlantic Ocean.

In entrepreneurship, the potential for profit offsets

• the investment of research.

• the risk of innovation.

• the labor of business.

• the stress of organization.