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GA History Exams Units 1-81. What statement best describes Georgia's relative location
A. Georgia is a northeastern state
B. Georgia is located north of Florida
C. Georgia is located in the southwestern United States
D. Georgia is located in the southern and eastern hemispheres: B
2. What are the names of the states that border Georgia?
A. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and South Carolina
B. Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Florida
C. Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and North CarolinaD.
Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, and North Carolina: C
3. Which statement best describes Georgia's location?
A. Georgia is located in the western hemisphere
B. Georgia is located in Pacific time zone
C. Georgia is located in the South and Southeast
D. Georgia is located east of the Continental Divide: C
4. When describing Georgia in relation to the rest of the United States, it
would be correct to say Georgia is in which region?
A. Northeast
B. Northwest
C. Southwest
D. Southeast: D
5. Into which hemisphere does the prime meridian place Georgia?
A. eastern
B. northern
C. southern
D. western: D
6. You hear another student say: "Georgia is located in the Southeastern
region of the United States, which is on the continent of North America."
This student is...
, GA History Exams Units 1-8
A. partially correct, he means South America instead of North
B. partially correct, he means Southwestern region instead of Southeastern
C. incorrect, his entire statement is wrong
D. correct, that is Georgia's location: D
7. Marcus is travelling in the northeast portion of Georgia. He notices that as
he travels he is consistently going over steep hills and plateaus and then
back into low areas. In which geographic region is Marcus travelling?
A. Piedmont
B. Coastal
C. Blue Ridge
D. Valley and Ridge: D
8. In which region are most of Georgia's major agricultural products,
including peanuts and Vidalia onions, grown?
A. Coastal Plain region
B. Appalachian Plateau region
C. Blue Ridge region
D. Piedmont region: A
9. In which region is Atlanta?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Blue Ridge
C. Piedmont
D. Ridge and Valley: C
10. Which of Georgia's physiographic regions occupies the largest land area
in the state?
A. Coastal Plain region
B. Blue Ridge region
C. Blue Ridge region
D. None of the above: A
11. In which region are the highest and largest group of mountains in
Georgia located?
, GA History Exams Units 1-8
A. Appalachian Plateau region
B. Piedmont region
C. Blue Ridge region
D. Ridge and Valley region: C
12. In what area of Georgia is the Appalachian Plateau located?
A. southwest
B. southeast
C. northeast
D. northwest: D
13. Which of Georgia's regions has been described as the smallest region,
the only source of coal, and the location of Lookout Mountain?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Blue Ridge
C. Piedmont
D. Ridge and Valley: A
14. Based on climate, soil, and water resources, which agricultural business
would be most suitable in the Appalachian Plateau region of Georgia?
A. Timber production for furniture and building materials
B. Timber production for naval stores
C. Peanuts and peanut oils production
D. Cotton production: A
15. Which agricultural product is most commonly associated with the Ridge
and Valley region of Georgia?
A. Peaches
B. Cotton
C. Peanuts
D. Apples: D
16. Which statement is true of the Blue Ridge region's contribution s to
Georgia's economy?
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A. The mountains protect the state from storms entering the state from the
Gulf of Mexico.
B. The highest and largest mountains of the region are a major tourist
attrac-tion.
C. The sandy loam mixture of clay, sand, and organic matter provides
abundant granite makes this the major agricultural area in the state
D. The mountains are a major tourist attraction, provide the source for a
number of water related activities, and produce and abundance of hardwood
timbers, apples, and vegetables: D
17. Which statement is true of Georgia's Piedmont region?
A. Agricultural products of Piedmont region include peaches, apples,
oranges, pecans, peanuts, and vegetables
B. The majority if the Piedmont region is a granite-based landform and the
soil is red clay
C. Much if the soil is sand as the region was once covered by water
D. The region is home to over 25 percent of the state's population: B
18. Which advantage makes the Inner Coastal Plain a major agricultural
resource for Georgia?
A. Brackish rivers that combine fresh water and salt water
B. A clay based soil that is able to grow all crops
C. An ample supply of reservoirs/lakes that supply underground water
D. A mild climate and long growing season: D
19. Which statement best describes the geographical regions of Georgia?
A. Three of the regions have a combined land area smaller that that of the
Piedmont
B. The geographical regions of Georgia contain good farmland
C. The Coastal Plain region is more than twice the size of the other four
regions
combined
D. The smallest region in the land area is the Blue Ridge region: A
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