Unit Review 1

Why were the cities on Georgia's Fall Line the first in the state to develop industries like cotton and cloth mills?

• They all had strong mayors to attracted industries

• They had strong labor unions in those cities

• Hydropower or hydroelectricity could be created by the strong currents of their rivers

• The immigrant workers that lived in those cities could work in those factories and mills

Which Georgia geographic feature located in the lower Coastal Plain region is the largest of its kind in the United States and was called "the land of trembling earth" by early native Americans?

• Brasstown Bald

• The Fall Line

• The Barrier Islands

• The Okefenokee Swamp

Which Georgia geographic region is home to Dalton, GA - "the carpet capital of the world"?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Ridge and Valley

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

Which of these geographic regions of Georgia would have the best soil to start a successful farming operation?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge

• Okefenokee

Which one of these states does NOT share a border with the state of Georgia?

• Alabama

• Mississippi

• Florida

• North Carolina

The state of Georgia is located in which region of the United States

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Northeast

• South or Southeast

Which Georgia river begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains, flows southwest forming Georgia's border with the state of Alabama, and then south to the Gulf of Mexico?

• Altamaha

• Chattahoochee

• St. Mary's

• Savannah

Which Georgia river starts in the Blue Ridge, flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean, and forms much of Georgia's border with the state of South Carolina?

• Flint

• Chattahoochee

• Ocmulgee

• Savannah

Which Georgia geographic feature acts as the Piedmont region's southern border and the Coastal Plains region's northern border?

• The Chattahoochee River

• The Okefenokee Swamp

• The Fall Line

• The Savannah River

Based on its location on the Earth compared to the Equator and the Prime Meridian Line, Georgia is in the ___________________ and ___________________ hemispheres.

• Southern and Eastern

• Northern and Western

• Southeastern and Northwestern

• Northeastern and Southwestern