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Georgia Geography Unit 1 Review

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    8th Grade GA History: Georgia regions, geography, and Mississippian Indians
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  • Name this region.
    Piedmont Region
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  • What area is this and where is it located?
    Okefenokee Swamp in the Coastal Plain Region
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  • What form of government did Mississippian Indians culture use? Explain it.
    It was made up of chiefdoms. Chiefdoms were small societies in which the chief makes most of the decisions.
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  • Georgia lies in what hemispheres?
    Northern Western
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  • Name the region Georgia sits in.
    South Eastern
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  • __________ _____________ is the continent where Georgia can be found.
    North America
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  • Name this region and describe its physical features.
    Appalachian Plateau. It is the smallest region that is tall and flat.
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  • Name this north Georgia region and describe its physical features.
    Valley & Ridge Region. It is made up of long, parallel ridges separated by wide, fertile valleys. Ridges sometimes can appear ro be mountains.
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  • Name this region and describe its physical features.
    Piedmont Region. It is described as having gentle rolling hills. Major regions flows through it toward the Coastal Plains.
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  • Name this region and describe its physical appearance.
    Blue Ridge Region. It has the highest elevation in Georgia. It is mountainous and home of Brasstown Bald. The Chattahoochee River forms here.
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  • Name this region and describe its physical features.
    Coastal Plain. This region takes up majority of Georgia. It is flat . Home of the Okefenokee Swamp and Savannah River flows through it.
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  • Name this location and describe its significance.
    Fall Line. It is a natural boundary that separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions due to a drop in elevation.
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  • Name a location where this mill would be located. Explain why.
    The Fall Line or Chattahoochee River. Mills were placed by waterfalls because of the water's increased energy due to a drop in elevation.
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  • This is the largest freshwater swamp in North America. It is home to over ____ species.
    Okefenokee Swamp. 600 species.
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  • Name this area and describe its significance.
    Barrier Islands. It is a chain of sandy islands off the coastline of Georgia. They protect the mainland from wind, water, and erosion.
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  • Name this river. What two states does it separate?
    Savannah River. It separates Georgia and South Carolina.
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