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8th Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river forms the boundary between Georgia and Alabama?

a)

Chattahoochee River

b)

Savannah River

c)

Ocmulgee River

d)

Altamaha River

2.

What is the highest peak in Georgia?

a)

Stone Mountain

b)

Brasstown Bald

c)

Lookout Mountain

d)

Kennesaw Mountain

3.

Which of the following geographic regions of Georgia is known for its red clay?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Ridge and Valley

4.

The city of Savannah is located along which river?

a)

Savannah River

b)

Chattahoochee River

c)

Ogeechee River

d)

Altamaha River

5.

Which geographic region of Georgia is the largest?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Ridge and Valley

6.

The Appalachian Mountains run through which part of Georgia?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

7.

Boundary that separates the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain

a)

Mason-Dixon Line

b)

Appalachian Mts

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

Fall Line

8.

A major river in Georgia that serves as the Georgia-South Carolina border and is important to shipping.

a)

Oconee River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Savannah River

d)

Alcovy River

9.
Hikers and tourists are attracted to this region that is home to Brasstown Bald and the beginning of the Appalachian Trail
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Piedmont
10.
Farming, textiles, and mining are the main industries in this region of high ridges and narrow valleys
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
11.

Located due South from Georgia

a)

Alabama

b)

South Carolina

c)

Florida

d)

Tennessee

12.

Located North of Georgia

a)

Florida and Alabama

b)

North Carolina and Tennessee

c)

South Carolina and Florida

d)

Alabama and South Carolina

13.
Which physical feature of Georgia is an area that features a rapid drop in elevation and the point where two regions meet?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Savannah River
c)
the Fall Line
d)
Chattahoochee River
14.
Identify what region the questions mark is in.
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
15.
Identify what region the questions mark is in.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Piedmont
16.
Identify what region the questions mark is in.
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Piedmont
17.
Identify what region the questions mark is in.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)

Piedmont

c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge
18.

Which physical feature sits on the coast line of Savannah, Ga?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

Okefenokee Swamp

19.

Which physical feature is located in the south right on the Georgia Florida line? It is the home of endangered species

a)

Okefenokee Swamp

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Atlanta Zoo

20.

Within the United States, what region is Georgia located in?

a)

Northwestern

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Southwest

21.

Which 2 hemispheres are Georgia located in?

a)

Southeastern

b)

North; west

c)

South; East

d)

North

22.

What was one reason the Spanish started settlements in North America?

a)

To convert Native Americans to Christianity.

b)

To protect trade routes between Mexico and China.

c)

To stop settlement by English and French Protestants.

d)

To capture Native Americans to use as slaves in Brazil.

23.

Who is the founding father of GA

a)

WILLIAM FEW

b)

JAMES ORGETHORPE

c)

MARY MUSGROVE

d)

TOMICHIHI

24.
What was the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Augusta
c)
Macon
d)
Savannah
25.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Georgia Colony was founded?

a)

charity

b)

economics

c)

defense

d)

glory

26.

During the Trustee Period, the Georgia Colony was governed by which of the following?

a)

the Articles of Confederation

b)

the Charter of 1732

c)

the Constitution of Georgia

d)

the Proclamation of 1763

27.

Who was Georgia named after ?

a)

King George II

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

Mary Musgrove

d)

Tomochichi

28.

Who was the Native American chief who assisted James Oglethorpe in founding Georgia?

a)

Sequoyah

b)

Tomochichi

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Sitting Bull

29.
Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's _________________.
a)
business partner
b)
interpreter
c)
housekeeper
d)
wife
30.
__________________________ inhabited Georgia from about 800 to 1600 CE, and were around when Europeans began exploring the area.
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
31.
Based on the map, what regions do the Cherokee Indian inhabit?
a)
Blue Rdige, Piedmont, Ridge and Valley
b)
Appalachian Plateau, Coastal Plain, Piedmont
c)
Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau
32.
In Georgia, the earliest earthen and rock mounds date back to the Middle Woodland Period. How were the mounds used during this period?
a)
to define social status
b)
to serve as burial sites
c)
to expand farming territory
d)
to attract large game animals
33.

The main purpose for the

Spanish to explore and settle

in the New World.

a)

God, Gold, and Glory and to convert the American Indians to Christianity

b)

They were told to do so by the Queen

c)

To colonize and be a revenue stream for England

d)

When they got to the New World, they didn’t know how to get back to England.

34.

How did charity motivate Georgia Trustees to found the Georgia Colony?

a)

The British hoped to give poor and indebted British people a new start in the New World.

b)

The trustees wanted to grow enough food in the Georgia Colony to feed the poor in Britain.

c)

The trustees planned to convert American Indians to Christianity, which the British considered charitable.

d)

The trustees wanted escaped slaves from other colonies to settle there, but colonists treated them poorly.

35.

Georgia was supposed to protect South Carolina from the _________.

a)

Spanish

b)

Native Americans

c)

French

36.

The location given to James Oglethorpe's new colony was called ___________________ by the natives.

a)

Savannah

b)

Altamaha

c)

Yamacraw Bluff

d)

Atlanta

37.

Which tools and weapons did Mississippian Indians use?

a)

Stone

b)

Wood

c)

Bone

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

38.

When MORE AND MORE Europeans began exploring the state we now call Georgia, which two tribes were dominating Georgia?

a)

Mississippian and Paleo

b)

Archaic and Woodland

c)

Creek and Cherokee

d)

Democrats and Republicans

39.

Both the Creek and the Cherokee depended on Georgia's wildlife and plants for food. They hunted wild animals like turkey and deer. Ate fish and mussels from Georgia's waterways.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

I HAVE NO IDEA

40.

How was Mississippian society organized?

a)

It was a monarchy with strict rules of hereditary succession.

b)

It was a chiefdom with a complex and hierarchical structure.

c)

It was made up of small, nomadic clans.

d)

It was an egalitarian, democratic society.

41.

This was the first explorer in Ga, was looking for gold, and brought diseases that killed the Mississippians.

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Tomachichi

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Mary Musgrove

42.

Which purpose was to convert native Americans to Christianity and also teach them the Spanish language and culture?

a)

Spanish Mission

b)

Creek Indians

c)

Spanish Exploration

d)

Founding of Georgia

43.

What was the reason Great Britain wanted to explore North America?

a)

To be Nosey

b)

Have permanent colonies and mercantilism

c)

Have something to do

d)

God, glory and gold

44.

Who were the power holders in the Mississippian society?

a)

Elites

b)
Farmers and hunters
c)
Artisans and traders
d)
Children and elders
45.

Who was the work force in the Mississippian society?

a)
Slaves
b)

Commoners

c)
Artisans
d)
Priests
46.

Which group has a much needed doctor?

a)

Malcontents

b)

Jews

c)

Salzburgers

d)

Highland Scots

47.

Which group was made up of fierce warriors?

a)

Malcontents

b)

Jews

c)

Salzburgers

d)

Highland Scots

48.

Which group was unhappy with the rules put in place by the Trustees?

a)

Malcontents

b)

Jews

c)

Salzburgers

d)

Highland Scots

49.
The Georgia colony allowed Jews and Protestants but not Catholics.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Which of the following things were the colonists not promised?
a)
10 slaves to work their land
b)
50 acres of land
c)
food for the first year
d)
tools to work the land
51.

Who were the Salzburgers?

a)

Group of peaceful, hard-working German-speaking Protestant refugees from present day Austria

b)

Originally banned by the charter of 1732; having lost 20 colonists and the only doctor, Oglethorpe made an exception to the Trustee's provision and allowed the group to settle in GA because they had a doctor with them

c)

Brought to Georgia by Oglethorpe because of their reputation for being some of the best soldiers in the world

d)

Group that argued that they were not financially obligated to Oglethorpe and the Trustees; complained that limitations on land ownership and the ban on slavery limited economic opportunities

52.

What were trustees not allowed to do in the colony?

a)

Receive a salary

b)

Own land

c)

Hold public office

d)

All of the above

53.

Put the following Ancient Native Americans in chronological order:

a)

Paleo

Archaic

Woodland

Mississippian

b)

Archaic

Woodland

Mississippian

Paleo

c)

Woodland

Mississippian

Paleo

Archaic

d)

Mississippian

Paleo

Archaic

Woodland

54.

During the __________ Period, King George III appointed three different governors to run the colony.

a)

Royal

b)

Governor

c)

Revolutionary

d)

Trustee

55.

Put the following Royal Governors in order:

a)

John Reynolds

Henry Ellis

James Wright

b)

Henry Ellis

James Wright

John Reynolds

c)

James Wright

John Reynolds

Henry Ellis

56.

What is #9

a)

Okefenokee Swamp

b)

Fall Line

c)

Savannah River

d)

Chattahoochee River

57.

What is the MAJOR body of water on the east coast, that borders the southeast region?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Chattahoochee River

d)

Mississippi River

58.

The importance and significance of water is that it

a)

provided trade

b)

provided boundaries

c)

provided drinking water

d)

water for agriculture

e)

All of the above

59.

What was a significant impact of European exploration on the indigenous peoples of Georgia?

a)

Increased trade and wealth

b)

Cultural exchange and mutual understanding

c)

Spread of European diseases

d)

Improved agricultural techniques

60.

How many physical/physiographic regions does Georgia have?

a)
1
b)
7
c)
4
d)
5

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