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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies Vocabulary Complete Review
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Which term matches the following definition:
north (N), south (S), east (E), and west (W).
Cardinal Directions
Compass Rose
Intercardinal Directions
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northeast (NE), northwest (NW), southeast (SE), and southwest (SW).
Cardinal Directions
Compass Rose
Intercardinal Directions
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The tool used to determine direction
Cardinal Directions
Compass Rose
Intercardinal Directions
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Half of a sphere. Hemispheres divide the Earth into halves: Northern/Southern & Eastern/Western
Hemispheres
Longitude
Latitude
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Half of a sphere. Hemispheres divide the Earth into halves: Northern/Southern & Eastern/Western
Hemispheres
Longitude
Latitude
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The Earth is divided vertically by these lines into the eastern and western hemispheres. These lines are measured by degrees.
Hemispheres
Longitude
Latitude
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The earth is divided horizontally by these lines into the northern and southern hemispheres
Hemispheres
Longitude
Latitude
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The line at zero degrees latitude
Hemispheres
Equator
Latitude
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The line at zero degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
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The study of the forms and features of land surfaces including natural and manmade features
Topography
Historiography
Locational Studies
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All the plant life present in a particular region or time.
Climate
Fauna
Flora
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All the animal life present in a particular region or time.
Topography
Fauna
Flora
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The long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years
Topography
Precipitation
Climate
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height above a given level, especially sea level
Topography
Elevation
Climate
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Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
Precipiation
Elevation
Climate
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Water flow over and away from a surface.
Precipiation
Run-off
Erosion
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A mountain with a flat, level top
Plateau
Peak
Mountain Range
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One of Georgia’s most important features. These mountains provide a lot of precipitation and tourists. Georgia’s highest point Brass Bald is part of these mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge Region
Mountain Range
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The region located in Georgia’s northwestern corner. It is characterized by flat-top mountains and is known as the "tag" corner because it shares a border with 3 different states.
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Region
Brasstown Bald
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This feature is characterized by islands located off the eastern coast of Georgia. These islands help preserve Georgia’ coastline from erosion, serve as wilderness sanctuaries, and bring in tourists
Barrier Islands
Coastal Plains Region
Okefenokee Swamp
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The highest mountains in the state are located in this region. It has lots of mountains and receives the most precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) of any region in Georgia. Due to the high elevation, it is cooler than other regions
Ridge and Valley Region
Coastal Plains Region
Blue Ridge Region
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The largest region in Georgia. The land is very flat, and as you get closer to the ocean, there are wetlands. The Okefenokee Swamp and Georgia’s Barrier Islands are located in this region
Ridge and Valley Region
Coastal Plains Region
Blue Ridge Region
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The natural boundary that separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions. This feature of Georgia is characterized by many waterfalls due to a drop in elevation.
Run-off
Brasstown Bald
Fall Line
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Interstate Highway System-Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport- Georgia’s Deepwater Ports-railroads
Georgia's 4 Transportation Systems
Georgia's Deepwater System
Georgia's major rivers
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Located in Savannah and Brunswick- used to import and export goods- rely on other forms of transportation (interstate and railroad) to bring goods to and from the ports
Georgia's 4 Transportation Systems
Georgia's Deepwater System
Georgia's major rivers
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Named after two famous Atlanta Mayors William Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson. It is known as of the world's busiest airports.
Georgia's 4 Transportation Systems
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Interstate Highway System
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Chattahoochee and Savannah
Georgia's 4 Transportation Systems
Georgia's Deepwater System
Georgia's Major Rivers
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Used for mainly to transport goods and services (especially to and from Savannah and Brunswick Deepwater ports inland) across the state and country. This transportation system was historically very important during the Civil War in 1861.
Georgia's 4 Transportation Systems
Railroads
Georgia's Major Rivers
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Created in the 1950’s to help Americans to get from state to state. Used to transport goods, travel for work, and help tourists find their way to Georgia. The most traveled interstates in Georgia are I-75, I-85, and I-20. I-75 is the most common one used in our area.
Georgia's 4 Transportation Systems
Georgia's Deepwater System
Interstate Highway System
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Located in the Coastal Plains region, this feature is the largest blackwater swamp in North America. Today it serves as a wildlife refuge and is home to a variety of flora and fauna.
Atlantic ocean
Tybee Island
Okefenokee Swamp
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This region is characterized by red clay and rolling foothills. Atlanta, our state capital, is located here, making it the most densely populated region of the state.
Piedmont Region
Ridge and Valley Region
Blue Ridge Region
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Located in between Georgia’ Blue ridge and Appalachian Plateau regions. This region is known for its many ridges and valleys. Dalton and Ellijay are located here.
Piedmont Region
Ridge and Valley Region
Blue Ridge Region
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Sedimentary rock used by Native Americans to make knives.
Chert
Flint
Sandstone
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A hierarchical political structure in Native American cultures where a small group (elites) has power over the majority (commoners)
Chiefdom
Oligarchy
Autocracy
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Garden cultivation (weeding and tilling/loosening land to prepare it for planting); important to the Mississippian culture
Horticulture
Forestry
Husbandry
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Walls built out of a network of interwoven sticks and covered with mud or clay; used by early Native American cultures and European settlers.
Wattle and Daub
Chert
Palisade
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The last major prehistoric Native American cultures in Georgia; known for being large scale farmers and mound builders who traded throughout North America. Descendants of the Mississippian Indians.
Mississippian Indians
Paleo Indians
Archaic Indians
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The Native American tribe that lived in northern regions of Georgia.
Cherokee
Muscogee
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The Native American tribe that lived in southern regions of Georgia.
Cherokee
Muscogee
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Explorers from Spain.
Spanish Conquistadors
English Colonists
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Churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Christianity; located in Georgia’s Barrier Islands and the Okefenokee Swamp
Spanish Missions
Parishes
Bethesda Academy
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Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern United States; credited as being the first European in Georgia.
Hernando De Soto
Ponce De Leon
James Oglethorpe
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Slave system that Spanish Conquistadors forced Native Americans into.
Encomienda System
Triangle Trade
Spanish Missions
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A contagious virus that results in flu-like symptoms and a full body rash; brought by the Europeans and killed around 90% of the Native American population.
Smallpox
Yellow Fever
Dysentery
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Gold, God, and Glory
Reasons for Spanish exploration
Reasons for English exploration
Reasons for French exploration
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An English General and the founder of the colony of Savannah.
James Oglethorpe
King George II
John Musgrove
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An English General and the founder of the colony of Savannah.
James Oglethorpe
King George II
John Musgrove
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A person who is put in a position of trust and power to act on someone else’s behalf; the colony of Georgia was originally led by this group of people.
Chief
Trustee
Royal Governor
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A document authored by James Oglethorpe and the trustees that asked King George II for permission to establish the colony of Savannah
Charter of 1732
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
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3 Reasons for the settlement of Savannah
Charity, Economics, and Defense
Gold, God, and Glory
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Savannah was to act as a barrier between the Spanish in Florida and the English colony of South Carolina
Charity, Economics, and Defense
Mercantilism
Buffer Colony
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The English Economic policy focused on exporting more than importing.
Encomienda System
Mercantilism
Buffer Colony
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A farmer who owned his land, usually a small farm with no slaves.
Encomienda System
Indentured Servant
Yeoman Farmer
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Crops produced by the Georgia colony. Known as W.R.I.S.T. crops.
corn, beans, squash
wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco
cotton
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Georgia colonists were required to grow these to help produce silk.
Mulberry Trees
wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco
cotton
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The 13th English colony in the New World.
Savannah Colony
Yamacraw Bluff
Jamestown Colony
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The Yamacraw Chief that gave James Oglethorpe permission to settle at Yamacraw Bluff
Chief Tomochichi
King George II
Mary Musgrove
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A half white, half Yamacraw native American that interpreted for James Oglethorpe and Chief Tomochichi
Chief Tomochichi
Nancy Hart
Mary Musgrove
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A group of people who were allowed to settle in the Savannah colony even though they were not Protestants. The group's doctor helped Georgia colonists who were dying from yellow fever.
Jews
German Salzburgers
Highland Scots
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Recruited by James Oglethorpe to be soldiers and protect Savannah from the Spanish in Florida in exchange for land to settle on.
Jews
German Salzburgers
Highland Scots
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A group of Protestant Christians that came to Georgia looking for religious freedom. They were craftsmen who built water-driven mills, practiced forestry, and were silk farmers.
Jews
German Salzburgers
Highland Scots
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A group of colonists who were against the regulations set by the trustees, mostly the ban on slavery and liquor.
Malcontents
Patriots
Highland Scots
Which was NOT one of the Trustee Regulations?
No land ownership and inheritance
No slavery
No catholics
No guns
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A colony ran by trustees; not directly by the royal government
Trustee Colony
Royal Colony
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A colony ran directly by the royal government (the king) through a royal governor.
Trustee Colony
Royal Colony
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Governor appointed by the King to run a colony. Georgia had 3 royal governors: John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright.
Royal Governor
Parlaiment
Georgia House of Commons
