WorksheetsSS Midterm Review Units 1-3
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the only Georgia region that contains coal?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
2.
What statement best describes Georgia's relative location?
a)
Georgia is a northeastern state
b)
Georgia is in the southwestern US
c)
Georgia is located at 30 degrees east latitude and 80 degrees west longitude
d)
Georgia is located north of Florida
3.
What protects Georgia's mainland from hurricanes and erosion?
a)
Barrier Islands
b)
Fall Line
c)
Okefenokee Swamp
d)
Appalachian Mountains
4.
Georgia is in what region of the United States?
a)
Northeastern
b)
Southwestern
c)
Northwestern
d)
Southeastern
5.
Most of the farming in the state of Georgia takes place in what region?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge
6.
What is the Ridge and Valley known for?
a)
Coal
b)
Kaolin
c)
Textile and carpet
d)
Naval stores
7.
What region of Georgia is represented by the number 4?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
8.
What physical feature serves as a natural boundary between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain?
a)
Okefenokee Swamp
b)
Barrier Islands
c)
Fall Line
d)
Appalachian Mountains
9.
What region is represented by the number 1?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Piedmont
10.
What is the largest freshwater swamp in North America?
a)
The Ogeechee
b)
The Chattahoochee
c)
The Savannah
d)
The Okefenokee
11.
What continent is Georgia located on?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Latin Ameirca
d)
Europe
12.
What nation is Georgia a part of?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
The United States
d)
Uganda
13.
What region is represented by the number 5?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge
14.
What two hemispheres are Georgia located in?
a)
Southern and western
b)
Northern and eastern
c)
Northern and western
d)
Southern and eastern
15.
What region does number 2 represent on the map?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Ridge and Valley
16.
Which Georgia region receives the most precipitation?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
17.
What was the primary weapon of the Mississippians?
a)
Projectile points
b)
Spear
c)
Stone ax
d)
Bow and arrow
18.
How was the Mississippian society organized?
a)
Chiefdom
b)
Democracy
c)
Village
d)
Caste system
19.
What was the primary cause for European exploration in North America?
a)
Chart land
b)
Build settlements
c)
Economic competition
d)
Religious freedom
20.
Who was the first known European explorer in Georgia?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
John Cabot
c)
Jean Ribault
d)
Hernando DeSoto
21.
What practice led the Mississippian Indians to become more productive in their farming?
a)
Harvesting
b)
Horticulture
c)
Gathering
d)
Gardening
22.
Why were the French interested in exploring North America?
a)
They wanted to develop a fur trade
b)
They wanted to develop the policy of mercantilism
c)
They wanted to find gold
d)
They wanted religious freedom
23.
What was the primary function of the Mississippian Indian mounds?
a)
Trading
b)
Religion
c)
Farming
d)
Hunting
24.
The Mississippian Indian shelters were constructed from mud, sticks, and clay. What were these shelters called?
a)
Wattle and daub
b)
Tabby homes
c)
Teepees
d)
Chert huts
25.
Who is credited with the founding the Georgia colony?
a)
King George II
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
Sir Robert Montgomery
d)
Hernando DeSoto
26.
What was the primary reason the English were interested in exploring North America?
a)
The wanted to find gold
b)
They wanted to develop a policy of mercantilism
c)
They wanted religious freedom
d)
They wanted to develop a fur trade
27.
What best describes Spanish missions?
a)
Capitals
b)
Camps
c)
Colonies
d)
Churches
28.
What are the three reasons for the founding of the Georgia colony?
a)
Religion, economics, and defense
b)
Philanthropy, economics, and defense
c)
Charity, religion, philanthropy
d)
Defense, economics, and power
29.
What are the three reasons the Spanish were interested in exploring North America?
a)
God, Gold, and Glory
b)
God, Gold, and Generosity
c)
Gold, Giving, and Grievances
d)
Game, Gifts, Gold
30.
Who served as a translator for Oglethorpe in his discussions with Chief Tomochichi?
a)
Samuel Nunes
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Robert Jenkins
d)
John Musgrove
31.
The area in which Savannah was settled was known as what?
a)
New Ebenezer
b)
Darien
c)
Azillia
d)
Yamacraw Bluff
32.
What term was used to describe those who complained about the policies of the Trustees?
a)
Malcontents
b)
Rebels
c)
Objective
d)
Dissidents
33.
What was the importance of the Battle of Bloody Marsh?
a)
It resulted in Georgia gaining new land
b)
It ended the war of Jenkins Ear
c)
It ended the Spanish threat in Georgia
d)
It allowed the Spanish to take the Barrier Islands
34.
What type of colony did Georgia become after the Trustee Period?
a)
Self-governing
b)
Corporate
c)
Proprietary
d)
Royal
35.
Which group of people were recruited by Oglethorpe to defend the colony of Georgia?
a)
Malcontents
b)
Highland Soctts
c)
Salzburgers
d)
Jews
36.
Of the three reasons for the establishment of Georgia, which was the most successful?
a)
Religion
b)
Economics
c)
Philanthropy
d)
Defense
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