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CRCT Practice
Daily Warm-Ups
Geography
Location
_____465) Which statement describes Georgia’s relative location?
a. Georgia is a northeastern state.
b. Georgia is located north of Florida.
c. Georgia is located in the Southwestern United States.
d. Georgia is located between 30 - 35 degrees east latitude and between 80 – 85 west longitude.
_____466) In which region of the United States is Georgia located?
a. central
b. northeastern
c. southeastern
d. western
_____467) Into which hemisphere does the prime meridian place Georgia?
a. eastern hemisphere
b. northern hemisphere
c. southern hemisphere
d. western hemisphere
_____468) On which continent is Georgia located?
a. Asia
b. Europe
c. North America
d. South America
_____469) Which statement describes Georgia’s location?
a. Georgia is located in the Great Plains.
b. Georgia is located in the Peach Bowl.
c. Georgia is located in the Rust Belt.
d. Georgia is located in the Southeast.
Blue Ridge Mountains
_____470) In which region are Amicalola Falls and Tallulah Gorge located?
a. Appalachian Plateau
b. Blue Ridge
c. Piedmont Plateau
d. Ridge and Valley
_____471) What is the highest peak in Georgia?
a. Amicalola Falls
b. Brasstown Bald
c. Cloudland Canyon
d. Tallulah Gorge
_____472) Which mountain rises to the
highest elevation?
a. Blood Mountain
b. Kennesaw Mountain
c. Springer Mountain
d. Stone Mountain
Valley and Ridge
_____473) How many gaps would a
hiker pass through to get from Springer
Mountain to Hawk Mountain Shelter?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
_____474) Where does the Appalachian
Trail cross into North Carolina?
a. Bly Gap
b. Blood Shelter
c. Springer Mountain.
d. Town of Batesville
_____475) When traveling from Black
Mountain to Blood Mountain, which
direction is a hiker traveling?
a. north
b. northeast
c. south
d. southwest
_____476) In which region are Taylor Ridge and Pigeon Mountain found?
a. Appalachian Plateau
b. Blue Ridge
c. Piedmont Plateau
d. Ridge and Valley
Appalachian Plateau
Smallest region
Source of coal deposits
Location of Lookout Mountain
_____477) Which Georgia region is described by these phrases?
a. Appalachian Plateau
b. Blue Ridge
c. Piedmont Plateau
d. Ridge and Valley
_____478) In what area of Georgia is the Appalachian Plateau located?
a. southwest
b. southeast
c. northwest
d. northeast
_____479) What is the smallest physiographic (geographic) area in Georgia?
a. Appalachian Plateau
b. Blue Ridge
c. Coastal Plain
d. Ridge and Valley
Piedmont
_____480) Which city is located on the Fall Line?
a. Atlanta
b. Columbus
c. Summerville
d. Valdosta
_____ 481) Which city is located in the Piedmont?
a. Athens.
b. Macon
c. Savannah
d. Trenton
_____482) In which region is Atlanta located?
a. Appalachian Plateau
b. Blue Ridge
c. Piedmont Plateau
d. Ridge and Valley
_____483) Which geographical region of Georgia is characterized by its red clay, gently sloping hills, and location near
the Fall Line?
a. Piedmont
b. Coastal Plain
c. Blue Ridge
d. Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain
_____484) Georgia is divided into five different physical regions. Which one of these covers the largest part of the state?
a. Piedmont
b. Coastal Plain
c. Appalachians
d. Valley and Ridge
_____485) What region is known for the production of peanuts, corn, and pecans?
a. Piedmont
b. Coastal Plain
c. Blue Ridge
d. Appalachian Plateau
_____486) Georgia ranks fourth in the nation in the number of wetlands found in the state. Which statement does NOT
describe a wetland?
a. A wetland contains sloughs, swamps, bogs, ponds, and freshwater marshes.
b. A wetland is a low-lying area where water lies close to the surface.
c. A wetland contains salt marshes and is found along the coast.
d. A wetland is located in an area with heavy annual rainfall.
Fall Line
_____487) Why have many of Georgia’s cities and industries grown up along the Fall Line?
a. Railroads were already built there.
b. Rapid flowing rivers were a source of energy.
c. Ships can travel northward from there to the northeast.
d. The land along the Fall Line was fertile and perfect for farming.
_____488) What two regions are separated by the Fall Line?
a. Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge
b. Blue Ridge and Piedmont Plateau
c. Coastal Plain and Blue Ridge
d. Coastal Plain and Piedmont Plateau
_____489) The border between the Georgia Piedmont and the Coastal Plain marks the point at which rivers drop in
elevation creating waterfalls. This border is known as the
a. Fall Line.
b. Tallulah Gorge.
c. Savannah River.
d. Okefenokee Swamp.
_____490) Which statement does NOT describe a reason for locating many of Georgia’s early settlements on the Fall
Line?
a. Waterfalls at the Fall Line provided a power source for water mills and developing industries.
b. The area around the Fall Line, with its clear water and lush vegetation, was a picturesque setting for a
settlement.
c. The rivers and creeks cut deep channels in the softer soils through which they ran, creating fertile land
for farming.
d. Settlers were forced to stop at the waterfalls along the Fall Line because of the difficulty of traveling
over the steep, rushing water.
Okefenokee Swamp
_____491) Which is a characteristic of the Okefenokee Swamp?
a. It is located in the Piedmont region.
b. It has the most precipitation in the state.
c. It is famous for its hydroelectric potential.
d. It is the largest freshwater marsh in Georgia.
_____492) In which region is the Okefenokee Swamp located?
a. Blue Ridge
b. Coastal Plain
c. Piedmont Plateau
d. Ridge and Valley
Appalachian Mountains
_____493) The mountain chain which reaches into northern Georgia is the
a. Appalachians.
b Ozarks
c. Rockies.
d. Shenandoah.
_____494) Through which physiographic (geographic) regions do the Appalachian Mountains run?
a. Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley
b. Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Coastal Plain
c. Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont
d. Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau
Chattahoochee River
_____495) What river is the primary source of water for Atlanta?
a. Altamaha
b. Chattahoochee
c. Flint
d. Savannah
_____496) What river has its headwaters in the mountains of north Georgia and form part of the boundary between
Georgia and Alabama?
a. Altamaha
b. Chattahoochee
c. Flint
d. Savannah
Savannah River
_____497) The earliest settlement of Georgia by the first English colonists was along which Georgia river?
a. Altamaha
b. Chattahoochee
c. Ocmulgee
d. Savannah
_____498) What is the only river that flows into Georgia from another state?
a. Chattahoochee
b. Coosa
c. Ogeechee
d. Savannah
_____499) Which river forms
the boundary between Georgia
and South Carolina?
a. Altamaha
b. Chattahoochee
c. Ogeechee
d. Savannah
_____500) Which river does
NOT flow into the Atlantic
Ocean?
a. Flint
b. Chattahoochee
c. Ocmulgee
d. Savannah
_____501) Which lake is
located along the Oconee
River?
a. Sinclair
b. Lanier
c. Hartwell
d. Allatoona
Barrier Islands
_____502) Today, most of Georgia’s sea islands are protected by the state or federal government. What is the main
reason they are protected?
a. to prevent the development of desalinization plants
b. to allow the development of tourism
c. to preserve the natural environment
d. to promote hunting and fishing
_____503) What is the primary function of the barrier islands?
a. They serve as well-stocked hunting preserves.
b. They protect wild horses from extinction.
c. They are frequent targets of hurricanes.
d. They protect the beaches from erosion.
Climate of Georgia
_____504) How is Georgia’s overall climate best described?
a. dry and cold
b. dry and hot
c. humid and mild
d. wet and hot
_____505) Which industry is MOST affected by Georgia’s mild climate?
a. agriculture
b. chemical
c. mining
d. transportation
_____506) Georgia’s climate attracts business and industry because the state
a. does not have hurricanes.
b. seldom receives much snow.
c. rarely experiences tornadoes.
d. has a consistently mild climate.
_____507) In many cases, people have to adjust to a new physical and geographic environment in order to make a living.
Which person would have to make the most drastic adjustment?
a. a Georgia cotton farmer moving to Canada.
b. a computer programmer moving from Boston to Atlanta.
c. a logger moving from the Georgia mountains to northern Maine.
d. a Georgia miner moving from the plateau region to West Virginia.
_____508) The warmest areas of Georgia are in which region of the state?
a. central
b. northern
c. southern
d. cannot determine from data in this table
_____509) The area of Georgia that receives the most rainfall is
a. central Georgia
b. northern Georgia
c. southern Georgia
d. cannot determine from data in this table.
_____510) The area of Georgia best suited for farming in which region of the state?
a. central
b. northern
c. southern
d. cannot determine from data in this table.
Transportation Systems
_____511) Which statement BEST describes Georgia’s transportation infrastructure today?
a. Georgia has been held back because it has less than 1,000 miles of interstate, 12,000 miles of federal
and state highways, and only 8 regional airports.
b. Georgia has a strong transportation infrastructure including over 1,200 miles of interstate highways,
over 5,000 miles of railroad tracks, and over 260 airports.
c. Georgia has a weak transportation infrastructure because there are limited interstate highways, federal
and state highways, and less than 2,500 miles of railroad tracks.
d. Georgia has an outstanding transportation infrastructure involving over 25,000 miles of state and
federal highways, over 1,500 miles of interstate, and over 320 airports.
_____512) Which method of transportation moves the largest amount of freight in Georgia?
a. airlines
b. railroads
c. shipping
d. trucks
_____513) Where is the largest single container facility on the East Coast located?
a. Brunswick
b. Columbus
c. Jekyll Island
d. Savannah
_____514) Perhaps the MOST IMPORTANT reason to invest in expanding infrastructure is to
a. help the economy to grow.
b. attract new airlines to Georgia.
c. keep abreast of new developments.
d. ensure that traffic congestion is minimized.
_____515) Which does NOT describe a reason for the success of Georgia’s seaports?
a. Georgia’s lack of state and local taxes on seaports and terminals.
b. Georgia’s large number of interstate and intrastate truckers.
c. Georgia’s network of interstate highways.
d. Georgia’s two major railroads.