Directions: In your textbook "GEORGIA, The History of an American State", read pgs. 7-20. Use those pages to match up the geographic regions of Georgia with the characteristics listed below and select the correct answers.
Question 1
1.
Center of naval stores and pulp production in Georgia
Question 2
2.
Contains limestone caves, deep canyons, and unique rock formations
Question 3
3.
Large swamplands and marshy areas
Question 4
4.
Center of highest, largest group of mountains in Georgia
Question 5
5.
Features low, open valleys and narrow ridges
Question 6
6.
Point where three states meet; also known as Cumberland Plateau
Question 7
7.
Consists of granite base and clay soil
Question 8
8.
Features the Okefenokee Swamp
Question 9
9.
Mountains serve as the first barrier to the warm, moist air from Gulf of Mexico, resulting
in precipitation that serves as water source for entire state
Question 10
10.
Mild climate, fertile land that was the cotton belt of antebellum Georgia
Question 11
11.
Open valleys and narrow ridges paralleling valleys of flat and fertile farmlands and
pastures
Question 12
12.
Dalton, known as the “carpet capital of the world,” is located here
Question 13
13.
Features waterfalls over layers of sandstone and shale that are millions of years old
Question 14
14.
Location of the highest point of elevation in Georgia
Question 15
15.
Includes interlocking chain of marshes, rivers, and tributaries flowing into the Atlantic
Ocean
Question 16
16.
Largest agricultural belt in Georgia; name means “foot of the mountains”
Question 17
17.
Includes barrier islands containing many of Georgia’s wilderness sanctuaries
Question 18
18.
Home of Stone Mountain, one of the world’s largest memorial sculptures (the size of a 9-
story building)
Question 19
19.
Known for tourist landmarks including Tallulah Gorge and Brasstown Bald