Georgia Studies First Semester Review 3

Which of Georgia's physical features can be classified as a wetland and, as such, has been designated a National Wildlife Refuge and a National Wilderness Area?

• Fall Line
• Okefenokee Swamp
• Cumberland Island
• Chattahoochee River

Which of these BEST describes the location of Georgia?

• Middle West United States
• Northwestern United States
• Southwestern United States
• Southeastern United States

What protects Georgia from damage by storms and hurricanes?

• the Atlantic Ocean
• the Savannah River
• the Barrier Islands
• the state of Florida

Because of the climate in Georgia, early colonists found Georgia to be a good place for

• the king to reside.
• the first American colony.
• growing crops to send to England.
• hiring people to work in England.

The state of Georgia is found in BOTH the

• Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

The Blue Ridge region of Georgia is found in what area of the state?

• Northeast
• Northwest
• Southeast
• Southwest

The "Fall Line" is the dividing point between which two geographic regions in Georgia?

• Blue Ridge and Piedmont
• Piedmont and Coastal Plain
• Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge
• Appalachian and Valley & Ridge

The blue line represents what Georgia river?

• Flint
• Savannah
• Ocmulgee
• Chattahoochee

These are all describing what Georgia river?

• Flint
• Savannah
• Ocmulgee
• Chattahoochee

What is the name of the mountain range that is labeled with the red arrows?

• Black Hills
• Rocky Mountains
• Sierra Nevadas
• Appalachian Mountains