Unit 2 Review

Look at the painting of a village of the Mississippian Indians, the first American Indians whom Europeans met in North America. Then answer the question that follows.

• parishes

• pueblos

• longhouses

• mound towns

What was Mississippian society like in Georgia prior to contact with Europeans?

• The Mississippians lived in wooden longhouses that provided shelter for several families.

• The Mississippians were nomadic and rarely spent more than one season in a given region.

• The Mississippians made waddle and daub homes and organized them around central plazas.

• The Mississippians built their homes on stilts to keep them above the swamps in which they lived.

What was the Mississippian Indian culture in Georgia like before the arrival of Europeans?

• They were nomadic and traveled in small groups, feeding themselves by hunting and gathering.

• They lived in small villages of a few families and fed themselves by farming and raising livestock.

• They were nomadic and traveled in large groups, feeding themselves by farming and raising livestock.

• They lived in large organized towns and fed themselves by farming as well as hunting and gathering.

Look at the map and answer the question:

Where is the state of Georgia located?

• in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres

• in the Southern and Western Hemispheres

• in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres

• in the Northern and Western Hemispheres

Use the map to answer the question:

In which region of Georgia would a person most likely find a source of coal?

• region I

• region II

• region III

• region IV

Use the map to answer the question:

In which region is the Okefenokee Swamp located?

• region I

• region II

• region III

• region IV

Brasstown Bald, the highest peak in Georgia, is located in

• A. region I.

• B. region II.

• C. region III.

• D. region IV.

Select the correct word to complete the statement. The Okefenokee Swamp played a major role in the development of the ___ industry in Georgia in the early twentieth century.

• logging

• sugar

• tobacco

• coal

Use the map to answer the question:

Which statement about the rivers labeled on this map is correct?

• River 1 is the Chattahoochee River and forms Georgia’s border with Alabama. River 2 is the Savannah River and forms Georgia’s border with South Carolina.

• River 1 is the Chattahoochee River and forms Georgia’s border with South Carolina. River 2 is the Savannah River and forms Georgia’s border with Alabama

• River 1 is the Savannah River and forms Georgia’s border with Alabama. River 2 is the Chattahoochee River and forms Georgia’s border with South Carolina.

• River 1 is the Savannah River and forms Georgia’s border with South Carolina. River 2 is the Chattahoochee River and forms Georgia’s border with Alabama

How did the invention of the steamboat in the early 1800s promote economic development in Georgia?

• It allowed farmers to rapidly transport their livestock to Atlanta's meatpacking district.

• It allowed factory owners to inexpensively import coal and steel from other states.

• It allowed workers to easily migrate to the state to take jobs in Georgia's many factories.

• It allowed farmers to quickly ship cotton to port cities for transport to overseas markets.