rivers

Where does the Chattahoochee River's headwater originate?

• The Piedmont Plateau

• The Coastal Plain

• The Blue Ridge Mountains

• The Atlantic Ocean

The Chattahoochee River forms part of the border between which two states?

• Georgia and Florida

• Georgia and South Carolina

• Georgia and Tennessee

• Georgia and Alabama

What feature does the Chattahoochee River tumble over for twenty miles, making it difficult to navigate?

• A dam

• The Fall Line

• A canyon

• The Appalachian Plateau

What is a primary modern use for the Chattahoochee River and Savannah River?

• Irrigating agricultural crops

• Cooling nuclear power plants

• Providing drinking water for millions of Georgians

• Generating hydroelectric power

Who was the first European to cross the Savannah River?

• James Oglethorpe

• Hernando De Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• John Smith

Besides shipping, what is another modern use of the Savannah River?

• Supplying water to Alabama

• Cooling nuclear power plants in South Carolina

• Providing drinking water to Florida

• Irrigating crops in Tennessee

Why did the Fall Line create a natural "stop" for river travel in the 1700s and 1800s?

• The rivers became too wide.

• The water became too shallow.

• The waterfalls and rapids made it impossible to navigate upstream.

• The climate changed, freezing the rivers.