1. SS8G1 Georgia's Geography Match Up

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. 

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Center of naval stores and pulp production in Georgia

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Contains limestone caves, deep canyons, and unique rock formations

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Large swamplands and marshy areas

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Center of highest, largest group of mountains in Georgia

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Features low, open valleys and narrow ridges

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Point where three states meet; also known as Cumberland Plateau

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Consists of granite base and clay soil

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Features the Okefenokee Swamp

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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

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Mild climate, fertile land that was the cotton belt of antebellum Georgia

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Open valleys and narrow ridges paralleling valleys of flat and fertile farmlands and
pastures

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Dalton, known as the “carpet capital of the world,” is located here

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Features waterfalls over layers of sandstone and shale that are millions of years old

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Location of the highest point of elevation in Georgia

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Includes interlocking chain of marshes, rivers, and tributaries flowing into the Atlantic
Ocean

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Largest agricultural belt in Georgia; name means “foot of the mountains”

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Includes barrier islands containing many of Georgia’s wilderness sanctuaries

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Home of Stone Mountain, one of the world’s largest memorial sculptures (the size of a 9-
story building)

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Known for tourist landmarks including Tallulah Gorge and Brasstown Bald

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The city of Savannah is part of this region

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Center of naval stores and pulp production in Georgia

Contains limestone caves, deep canyons, and unique rock formations

Large swamplands and marshy areas

Center of highest, largest group of mountains in Georgia

Features low, open valleys and narrow ridges

Point where three states meet; also known as Cumberland Plateau

Consists of granite base and clay soil

Features the Okefenokee Swamp

Mountains serve as the first barrier to the warm, moist air from Gulf of Mexico, resultingin precipitation that serves as water source for entire state

Mild climate, fertile land that was the cotton belt of antebellum Georgia

Open valleys and narrow ridges paralleling valleys of flat and fertile farmlands andpastures

Dalton, known as the “carpet capital of the world,” is located here

Features waterfalls over layers of sandstone and shale that are millions of years old

Location of the highest point of elevation in Georgia

Includes interlocking chain of marshes, rivers, and tributaries flowing into the AtlanticOcean

Largest agricultural belt in Georgia; name means “foot of the mountains”

Includes barrier islands containing many of Georgia’s wilderness sanctuaries

Home of Stone Mountain, one of the world’s largest memorial sculptures (the size of a 9-story building)

Known for tourist landmarks including Tallulah Gorge and Brasstown Bald

The city of Savannah is part of this region

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

Open valleys and narrow ridges paralleling valleys of flat and fertile farmlands and
pastures

Includes interlocking chain of marshes, rivers, and tributaries flowing into the Atlantic
Ocean

Home of Stone Mountain, one of the world’s largest memorial sculptures (the size of a 9-
story building)