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GA Studies 1st 9
8th Grade GA Studies 1st 9 Weeks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is Georgia's Governor? | Nathan Deal |
| What state is to the South of Georgia? | Florida |
| What is Georgia's state game bird? | Quail |
| What is Georgia's largest physical region? | Coastal Plain |
| What is the most scenic physical region in Georgia? | Blue Ridge |
| What region mines coal? | Appalachian Plateau |
| What region has the largest population? | Piedmont |
| Which Georgia river means "River of the Painted Rock"? | Chattahoochee |
| Which Georgia river separates Georgia and South Carolina? | Savannah |
| Which group of states border Georgia? | Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee |
| In which two hemispheres is Georgia located? | Northern and Western |
| What is the largest piece of exposed granite in the world? | Stone Mountain |
| What word refers to a salt water swamp? | Marsh |
| What word refers to the wildlife of an area? | Fauna |
| What word describes our climate in Georgia? | Mild |
| Describe Georgia's Piedmont region. | Heavily populated, rolling land, red clay |
| In which Georgia region is the Okeefenokee Swamp located? | Coastal Plain |
| What is Georgia's most valuable mineral resource? | Kaolin |
| What caused the first people to migrate to America? | Ice Age |
| Which prehistoric group was known as the "Mound Builders"? | Woodlands |
| Which prehistoric group was known as the "Old Stone Age"? | Paleos |
| What Georgia author wrote as Uncle Remus? | Joel Chandler Harris |
| When did Hernando de Soto come to Georgia? | 1540 |
| Name two inventions of the age of exploration period. | Compass and Caravel |
| What is the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi? | Amicalola Falls |
| What is the Georgia state tree? | Live Oak Tree |
| What is Georgia's state flower? | Cherokee Rose |
| What is a nickname for Georgia? | Peach State |
| What is Georgia's motto? | Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation |
| What is a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about earlier cultures? | Anthropologist |
| Which prehistoric group migrated seasonally? | Archaics |
| What was the last of the 13 colonies to be found? | Georgia |
| Which prehistoric group used tattoos and jewelry? | Mississippians |
| What was the first permanent English settlement in Georgia? | Jamestown, Virginia |
| Which prehistoric group was the first to use fire and pottery? | Archaics |
| What did Henrando de Soto's armies bring to the Native Americans? | Horses, Diseases, and Death |
| What was the main artifact of the Paleos? | Clovis Point |
| What was the first Spanish settlement in America? | St. Augustine |
| What was the main artifact of the Archaics? | Axe |
| Who was the first known European explorer to explore Georgia? | Hernando de Soto |
| Which group invented the bow and arrow? | Woodlands |
| Who made a big mistake thinking he was in India and calling the people Indians? | Christopher Columbus |
| What country actually started the age of exploration? | Portugal |
| What did Christopher Columbus NOT know about the Earth? | That America existed and how big the world was |
| What was another name for the "Holy Wars"? | Crusades |
| Who started a school of navigation? | Prince Henry |
| What things did the Europeans want from the Far East (or Asia)? | Silk, Spices, and Tea |
| What did Europeans hope to find to help them trade with Asia? | An all water route to the East |
| What ocean is located on the East Coast of Georgia? | Atlantic Ocean |
| Which state borders Georgia to the west? | Alabama |
| Name three states that border Georgia to the north? | South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee |
| What is the southern most region of Georgia called? | Coastal Plain |
| What separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of Georgia? | Fall Line |
| What river has a history of flooding in Georgia? | Flint |
| What is Georgia's smallest region? | Appalachian Plateau |
| What does prehistoric mean? | Before writing |
| Is Georgia to the East or West of Mississippi? | East |
| What is the longest river in Georgia? | Chattahoochee |
| What is the largest fresh water swamp in America? | Okefenokee Swamp |
| Where is the Little White House? | Warm Springs, Georgia |
| Where is Georgia's largest natural spring? | Radium Springs in Albany, Georgia |
| Describe the Appalachian Plateau. | Limestone caves, Waterfalls, and Rock formations |
| Describe Georgia's coastline (what is it made up of?). | Islands, Streams, and Marshes |
| What does "Piedmont" mean? | "Rolling hills" |
| Who was the first African American to play professional sports? | Jackie Robinson (baseball) |
| Which prehistoric group used palisades (a protective wall) to protect their villages? | Mississippians |
| What did Christopher Columbus die thinking? | That he had never proven that the world was round |
| Did the Crusades, or Holy Wars, ever succeed in ever getting the Holy Land back? | No |
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