Chapter 1 Study Guide
1. Which Georgia River is the main source of water for Atlanta?
Chattahoochee River
2. Name the five regions physical regions of Georgia.
Appalachian Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plains
3. In which two hemispheres can you find the state of Georgia?
Northern, Western
4. How would you describe Georgia’s climate? How does this benefit the economy? Mild climate. Georgia’s mild climate makes it an attractive place to start a business
5. Why are the Barrier Islands important to Georgia?
Protects Georgia’s mainland from strong storms such as hurricanes
6. What is the highest point in Georgia and in which region is it located?
Brasstown Bald
7. In which region are most of Georgia’s cities, highly industrialized, poultry farming and processing are major industries and the fall line forms its southern boundary?
Piedmont
8. The Okefenokee Swamp is located in which geographic region?
Coastal Plains
9. Describe the Fall Line.
Point where elevation changes, waterfalls where rivers cross, good place for cities. Boundary between coastal plains and Piedmont regions
10. In which region of the United States is Georgia located?
Southeastern United States
11. Name two rivers that form natural borders for Georgia.
Chattahoochee River (AL & GA) and Savannah River (SC & GA)
12. Which Georgia region contains the Barrier Islands, a major agricultural region and contains the earliest settlements by Europeans?
Coastal Plains
13. What is the term used to describe the water trapped in underground layers of rock? Aquifers
14. Name two ways that dams built on some Georgia rivers have helped the people of Georgia.
Generates hydroelectric power and lakes provide recreation
15. The largest freshwater wetland in North America:
Okefenokee Swamp
16. Name the geographic region that contains Lookout Mountain, soil of limestone shale and sandstone and no significant rivers or large cities.
Appalachian Plateau
17. What is the TAG?
Border area of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia
18. Name the region of Georgia that contains the highest elevations in the state. It also has sandy and loam soil and tourist attractions such as Amicalola Falls Tallulah Gorge and Helen Georgia.
Blue Ridge
19. St. Simons, Tybee and Jekyll are examples of which Georgia Physical feature.
Barrier Islands
20. If you were in charge of attracting visitors and new residents to Georgia to boost the state economy, what positive factors about the state would you stress. Open answer use examples of Georgia regions
21. How do damns on Georgia Rivers effect the people of the state?
22. Which Georgia region contains islands, major farms and sites of the earliest European settlements?
Coastal Plains
23. What factor points to the reason so many of Georgia’s rivers begin in the Blue Ridge region?
Region receives the largest amount of rainfall
24. A transportation system in Georgia that move people all over the world. It is considered one of the busiest systems in the country.
Hartsfield Jackson Airport in Atlanta
25. What are the five states that border Georgia?
Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina
26. Why did early settlers build cities along the Fall Line?
The waterfalls on the rivers were a source of power
27. What are the benefits of Georgia’s deep water ports?
Goods are transported all over the world to and from Georgia