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UNIT 1 TEST REVIEW
GEOGRAPHY
WHERE IS GEORGIA ?
• GA is located in which hemisphere(s) ?
• North & West
WHERE IS GEORGIA ?
• GA is located in which region of the US ?
• Southeast
Georgia’s 5 regions
• Which one is the smallest, in
the NW corner & sometimes
called the TAG corner ?
• Appalachian Plateau
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This region is between the
Appalachian Plateau & the
Blue Ridge … containing both
forests & pastures … industry
& agriculture.
•Ridge & Valley
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This region is in the NE corner,
contains the highest elevation,
& is home to Springer Mt. (the
beginning of the Appalachian
Trail).
•Blue Ridge
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This region makes up about 1/3
of the state’s area, has a granite
base w/ clay soil, & the state’s
capital … it’s where WE live !
•Piedmont
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This region makes up about 60%
of the land area, grows most of
our crops, was underwater in
prehistoric times & is home to
the Okefenokee Swamp.
•Coastal Plain
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This region contains limestone, shale,
dolomite, & sandstone… Lookout Mt. &
Cloudland Canyon are here, as is the
Chickamauga Chattanooga Military Park
(the largest in the nation) site of the last
southern victory in the Civil War.
•Appalachian Plateau
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This small region has higher areas of
shale & sandstone, but lower areas of
limestone & clay. This is home to apple
farming near Ellijay & the carpet business
around Dalton (w/ 1/3 of the planet’s
carpet production, it’s called the “Carpet
Capital of the World”).
•Ridge & Valley
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This region is home to Brasstown Bald (the
tallest point in the state), receives more
precipitation than all others, has soil of sandy
loam & clay, suffers from erosion problems, &
contains the alpine village of Helen (tourist
attraction), Amicalola Falls (the tallest east of
the Mississippi River), & Tallulah Gorge (the
oldest natural chasm in North America).
•Blue Ridge
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This region holds ½ the state’s population, is
the business cntr. of the state w/ the busiest
airport in the world, contains St. Mt. (the
largest piece of exposed granite in the world),
is mostly rolling hills, & was historically home
to cotton production … today = POULTRY !
•Piedmont
Georgia’s 5 Regions
• This large southern region is famous for
Vidalia “sweet” onions, ½ the nation’s pecan
crop near Albany, the largest pulp paper mill in
the world (in Savannah), & is known for
tourism along the coast … as well as the multi
million dollar shrimp business.
•Coastal Plain
PHYSIOGRAPHIC FEATURES
Georgia’s Physical Features
• This natural feature separates the
Piedmont w/ the Coastal Plain & is
characterized by a drop in elevation
marked by many waterfalls.
Georgia’s Physical Features
• This flooded grassland (whose names
translates to: “land of the trembling earth”) is
the largest natural wetland in the country. It
is a unique ecosystem protected by
environmental laws & home to cyprus trees,
wood storks, & alligators.
•Okefenokee Swamp
Georgia’s Physical Features
• This elevated range (one of the
oldest in the world) collects moisture
out of weather patterns from the
west, dropping it on north GA &
posed a barrier to settlers trying to
move west over land.
•Appalachian Mts.
Georgia’s Physical Features
• This river (whose name translates to
“river of painted rock”) is one of the most
polluted in the nation, supplies much of
the drinking water to GA, AL, & FL … &
creates much of the GA/AL border.
•Chattahoochee
•River
Georgia’s Physical Features
• This river (whose name translates to
“blue waters”) helps supply nuclear
power, helped early settlers explore
the interior of the state & forms
most of the GA/SC border.
• Savannah
•River
Georgia’s Physical Features
• These natural features of Georgia’s
coastline protect the mainland from
Atlantic storms, such as hurricanes
(& contributes to our economy due
to the tourism industry).
•Barrier Islands
TRUE or FALSE
• Georgia’s mild & humid climate
first attracted farmers & in more
recent times …businesses.
•TRUE
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
• Which time period of cultural
development was characterized by
family groups of nomads hunting
GIANT animals w/ jabbing spears.
•PALEO
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
• Which time period exhibited the
1st use of pottery & experimented
w/ horticulture ?
•Archaic
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
• This period formed tribes of several
hundred & invented the bow & arrow.
•Woodland
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
• This developmental period was
the most advanced, grew MOST
of their food (such as maize), &
used tobacco for ceremonies.
•Mississippian
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
• This cultural period (from 8000-1000
BC), hunted & gathered, moved
seasonally, fished & ate shellfish,
were the 1st to bury their dead, &
designed a grooved axe.
•Archaic
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
• This group lived from 1000 BC to
about 7oo or 8oo AD, lived in
permanent villages, created burial
mounds & held religious ceremonies.
•Woodland
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
• This group became the most religious,
were known as the “temple mound”
builders, were ruled by a priest/chief, had
cities of thousands surrounded by moats
&/or palisades, but began a rapid decline
around 1600.
•Mississippian
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
• Which European power came to the
“New World” as fur trappers & traders,
settled in the North & central areas, &
had a relatively friendly relationship w/
the local American tribes ?
•France
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
• Which European empire came to the
“New World” to colonize & as
farmers, changed the landscape …
ruining it for local tribes ?
•England
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
• Which European nation
explored the “New World”
searching for wealth & power ?
•Spain
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
• In 1540, who became the 1st
foreigner known to travel through
what today is called GA ?
•DeSoto
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
• Give 3 reasons why one might say
that Hernando DeSoto’s
expedition was NOT a success . . .
• 1. He did NOT secure large amounts of gold.
• 2. He did not secure territory for his home
country, as he made many enemies of local
tribes (due to his brutality).
• 3. He died before completing his voyage.
• 4. Other reasons ?
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
• Why were Spanish missions
established in Guale ?
• The Spanish wanted to convert local tribes to
Catholicism so as to more easily dominate the
native peoples.
“FOREIGN INVADERS” !!!
Bonus:
In general, what was the
impact on the native
people by Europeans ?
• Most Europeans were cruel to the native
people & used them for their benefit … The
result of European contact caused the death
of up to 80% of the population & virtually
destroyed most of the Native American
culture.