WorksheetsUnit 2 Prehistoric Georgia Geography
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
SS8G1a) All of the states border Georgia EXCEPT for _______________.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Alabama
c)
Florida
d)
Tennessee
2.
(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?
a)
Midwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
3.
(SS8G1a) How many physical/physiographic regions does Georgia have?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
4
d)
5
4.
(SS8G1b) Which of the following is the smallest physiographic region in Georgia?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Ridge and Valley
5.
(SS8G1b) Which region is Georgia�s only source of coal?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
6.
(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?
a)
Brasstown Bald
b)
Stone Mountain
c)
Lookout Mountain
d)
Signal Moutain
7.
(SS8G1d) Because of its warm weather and sunny beaches, beach-goers would most likely be attracted to which physiographic region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
8.
(SS8G1) ~ Population heart, Industrial Heart (cars and planes built here), nd largest physiographic region
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Piedmont
9.
(SS8G1c) This freshwater marsh is located in the Coastal Plain region of Georgia.
a)
Everglades
b)
Ogeechee
c)
Okefenokee
10.
(SS8G1c) What physical feature in Georgia built forts to protect Georgia from pirates and the Spanish, but now protects the interior of Georgia from bad weather and is popular for tourism?
a)
Barrier Islands
b)
Savannah River
c)
Chattahoochee
d)
Appalachian Mountains
11.
(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what country?
a)
United States
b)
North American
c)
Southeast
d)
Asia
12.
What region is number 3?
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
13.
(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in each of the following hemispheres EXCEPT for the
a)
Eastern
b)
Northern
c)
Western
14.
(SS8G1a) Georgia is located on what continent?
a)
United States
b)
North American
c)
Southeast
d)
Asia
15.
How does Georgia's climate help its economy?
a)
The mountains attract millions of tourists each year for their world famous snow skiing.
b)
Atlanta has grown into the premier city in the Southeast and offers a wide variety of jobs.
c)
Long growing seasons and adequate moisture in most years allow a wide variety of crops to be produced.
d)
Rivers and roadways provide much needed transportation routes for distribution of goods produced there.
16.
Because of the climate in Georgia, early colonists found Georgia to be a good place for
a)
the king to reside.
b)
the first American colony.
c)
growing crops to send to England.
d)
hiring people to work in England.
17.
The "Fall Line" is the dividing point between which two geographic regions in Georgia?
a)
Blue Ridge and Piedmont
b)
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian and Valley & Ridge
18.
The blue line represents what Georgia river?
a)
Flint
b)
Savannah
c)
Ocmulgee
d)
Chattahoochee
19.
If you were going to visit the source of the "land of trembling earth", which number would you visit?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
20.
Georgia's "Barrier Islands" are circled on the map. Which of these offers the BEST explanation for this name?
a)
It attracts many tourists each year.
b)
It protects Georgia's fresh water supply.
c)
It helps protect mainland Georgia from storms & erosion.
d)
It prevents people from Florida from entering Georgia.
21.
Choose the correct order of the four prehistoric time periods and give the date range for each.
a)
Archaic, Woodland, Paleo, Mississippian
b)
Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
c)
Paleo, Artifact, Woodland, Mississippian
d)
Woodland, Mississippian, Archaic, Paleo
22.
Which culture was the first to depend on cultivating/growing crops?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
23.
The flat-topped burial mounds at Etowah and Ocmulgee were built during the Paleo period.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which people were the first to live in tribes and build permanent villages with dome shaped huts?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
25.
Which period included the building of villages with impressive flat-topped ceremonial buildings, and a chiefdom society?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
26.
Which culture left behind piles of shells called middens proving that they were semi-permanent?
a)
PAleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
27.
Which culture hunted large ice-age mammals with clovis points attached to long spears?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
28.
Which group shows evidence of pottery making?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
29.
During which time period did humans live alongside THIS?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
30.
During which time period did people settle down and start farming?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
31.
What is this?
a)
Spear
b)
Clovis
c)
Atlatl
d)
Bow
32.
Which time period best fits the image?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
33.
Which time best fits this image?
a)
Paleo
b)
Woodland
c)
Archaic
d)
Mississippian
34.
Which time best fits this image?
a)
Paleo
b)
Mississippian
c)
Archaic
d)
Woodland
35.
Which time is represented by the image?
a)
Archaic
b)
Paleo
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
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