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  • True or False: Once a household budget is set is should be changed as little as possible.
    False: Budget allows you to adapt to circumstances and identify unnecessary expenditures
  • What crop is grown in Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, and Valley & Ridge?
    Corn
  • Why are Georgia's Barrier Islands important?
    Protect mainland from storms and erosion. Tourism money.
  • What Georgia Cities on the Map are located on the Fall Line?
    Columbus, Macon, and Augusta
  • Why is the Fall Line important to the state of Georgia?
    Center for business and trade; waterfalls generate power
  • Georgia is located in which color on the map? And what is the name of this region?
    Yellow -- Southeastern Region
  • What is the biggest incentive for entrepreneurs?
    Profit
  • How did the Mississippians build their sleeping structures?
    Wattle-and-daub = interwoven sticks covered in mud or clay
  • How do Georgia's transportation systems provide jobs for Georgians?
    Directly and Indirectly. Construction, design, maintenance, also jobs that involve USING these systems.
  • What is Georgia's leading industry?
    Agriculture
  • List 2 reasons for saving.
    pay for unexpected events/emergencies, retirement, education, large purchases
  • What type of societies were the Mississippians organized into?
    Chiefdoms
  • What type of transportation system led to the development of many cities in Georgia?
    Railroads
  • What commodity is Georgia the largest producer of in the USA?
    Peanuts
  • Georgia is the ________________ of the Southeast.
    transportation hub
  • What are two examples of the service industry?
    Customer Service - retail, trade; Professional Service - legal, accounting, health care
  • What is the starting point for personal financial management?
    Income
  • Georgia's _________ industry is one of the top ten int he country.
    Technology
  • What was the purpose of the Mississippian's Earthen Mounds?
    Dedicated to religious and social activities. Some were cemeteries.
  • List 2 benefits of saving.
    Sense of security and control, positive example, build wealth, pursue opportunities/goals
  • Which region is home to Georgia’s only known source for coal?
    Appalachian Plateau
  • Name 2 reasons film production companies are attracted to the state of Georgia.
    Tax incentives, good transportation systems, climate, diverse locations
  • What are Georgia's two deepwater ports?
    Savannah and Brunswick
  • How could the average US household cut expendatures based on their budget?
    Cheaper housing, transportation, and/or food.
  • Georgia's coldest region is _______ and its hottest region is _______.
    Blue Ridge; Coastal Plain
  • Besides growing crops what are two other important types agriculture industries in Georgia?
    Cattle Ranching and Forestry
  • The federal government established this in the 1950s across the state of Georgia.
    Interstate Highway System
  • Give the approximate latitude and longitude for the state of Georgia.
    Georgia is located at approximately 33° N 83.5° W.
  • True or False: Harsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the world.
    True. After pandemic regained title in 2023
  • Dalton, Georgia the carpet capital of the world is found in which Georgia region?
    Valley and Ridge
  • In which region of Georgia are the Appalachian Mountains found?
    Blue Ridge
  • Both the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers are used as __________________ between states.
    Borders
  • Explain the message of this Political Cartoon.
    Went from the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of American. But due to cold snowy weather more like Gulf of Antarctica.
  • True or False: One risk of debt is being unable to pay it back.
    True: Debt is the amount you owe and one risk is not being able to pay it back
  • Using intermediate directions explain which direction you would travel from the Okefenokee Swamp to Atlanta.
    You would travel Northwest
  • Besides budgeting and saving what is another way people manage their money?
    Investing
  • What is the biggest downside to becoming an entrepreneur?
    Risk. The possibility of financial loss.
  • Why is creating a household budget important?
    It allows people to monitor their finances and not spend more than they earn
  • This industry is the states's Fifth-largest employer and has a significant impact on the state's economy.
    Tourism
  • Which region of Georgia has the lowest elevation?
    Coastal Plains
  • The majority of Georgia's manufacturing and population are found in what region?
    Piedmont
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