Daily Georgia 1

1. The highest point in Georgia is _________ feet above sea level.

2. What is the name of the highest point in Georgia?

3. The lowest point in Georgia is ________ feet above sea level.

4. Would you say Georgia is flat, has lots of mountains, or both?

Daily Georgia 2

1. What are natural resources? State some examples.

2. Which of the following minerals is NOT found in Georgia?

a. Gold b. Granite c. Tungsten

3. Where would you find the coolest temperatures in Georgia?

4. Where would you find the warmest temperatures in Georgia?

Daily Georgia 3

1. What state does Savannah border?2. In which Georgia mountains do you find

Georgia’s highest point?3. Name the three rivers that form natural

boundaries for Georgia and the states they border.

4. Which time zone is Georgia located in?

Daily Georgia 31. What state does Savannah border?

~ South Carolina2. In which Georgia mountains do you find

Georgia’s highest point?~ Blue Ridge Mountains

3. Name the three rivers that form natural boundaries for Georgia and the states they border.~ Savannah River; South Carolina~ Chattahoochee River; Alabama~ St. Mary’s River; Florida

4. Which time zone is Georgia located in?~ Eastern

Daily Georgia 41. Name the five geographic regions of GA.

2. What geographic features are found along the fall line?

3. How would you describe Georgia’s climate?

4. What types of storms are we most likely to see in Georgia? During which months are these storms most likely to occur?

Daily Georgia 41. Name the five geographic regions of GA.~ Appalachian Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Blue

Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain2. What geographic features are found along

the fall line?~River and waterfalls3. How would you describe Georgia’s climate?~Mild with hot, humid summers and mild

winters4. What types of storms are we most likely to

see in Georgia? During which months are these storms most likely to occur?

~Tornadoes. March to May

Daily Georgia 51. What are the four categories of

prehistoric groups?

2. What is the atlatl?

3. How and why did the first inhabitants come to North America?

Daily Georgia 51. What are the four categories of prehistoric

groups?~Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian

2. What is the atlatl?~ a smooth stone sling-like implement that threw darts

3. How and why did the first inhabitants come to North America?~ by crossing a land bridge that connected Asia and North America. They came as they followed hunting animals.

Daily Georgia 61. In what prehistoric period did tribes begin

to form?

2. In what prehistoric period did horticulture begin?

3. What crops did the Mississippian Indians grow?

4. What happened to the Mississippian Indians?

Daily Georgia 61. In what prehistoric period did tribes begin to

form? ~Woodland period

2. In what prehistoric period did horticulture begin? ~Archaic period

3. What crops did the Mississippian Indians grow?~maize (corn), beans, pumpkins and squash

4. What happened to the Mississippian Indians?~around 1600 A.D. the culture and people disappeared.

DG Quiz

1. What are the four categories of prehistoric groups?

2. How and why did the first inhabitants come to North America?

3. In what prehistoric period did horticulture begin?

4. Name three of the four main crops that Mississippian Indians grew.

5. In what prehistoric period did tribes begin to form?

Daily Georgia 71. Why were France, England, and Spain

interested in exploring and claiming land in the New World?

2. What impact did Hernando de Soto have on the Native American tribes he encountered?

3. Hernando de Soto was from which country?

4. What was de Soto searching for?

5. What year did de Soto enter GA?

Daily Georgia 71. Why were France, England, and Spain interested

in exploring and claiming land in the New World? ~Wealth and resources, power to control trade

2. What impact did Hernando de Soto have on the Native American tribes he encountered?~ Disease and Death

3. Hernando de Soto was from which country? ~Spain

4. What was de Soto searching for?~Gold

5. What year did de Soto enter GA? ~1540

Daily Georgia 81. What is mercantilism?

2. Where did the permanent colonization of the New World begin?

3. What is the difference between indentured servants and slaves?

Daily Georgia 8 - Answers1. What is mercantilism?

A goal of becoming a self-sufficient country through a favorable balance of trade

2. When and where did the permanent colonization of the New World by the British begin?In 1607 at Jamestown

3. What is the difference between indentured servants and slaves?Indentured servants agree to work for a set period of time. Slaves had few rights and spent their entire lives in service to others.

Daily Georgia 9 1. What garrison was built at the mouth of the Altamaha river in 1721?

2. What kind of food and animals were exchanged between the new world and the old world?

Daily Georgia 9 - Answers1. Fort King George

2. Corn, white potatoes, yams, peanuts, pumpkins from the new world. Turkeys from the new world.Rye, radishes, beets, sugar cane, rice, peaches, and wheat from Europe. Horses, chickens, pigs, oxen, sheep, goats, and cattle from Europe.

Daily Georgia 101. What were the three main reasons for the

settlement of Georgia?2. What type of colony was Georgia

established as according to its charter?3. What was the name of the first established

settlement in Georgia?4. Where (more specifically) was the

settlement?

Daily Georgia 11 aka #231. What type of legislature was set up to

represent the eight parishes of the royal colony of Georgia? (pg. 142)

2. What colonies were included in the Southern Colonies? (pg. 136)

3. What were the main products of the Southern Colonies?

Daily Georgia 11 aka #231. What type of legislature was set up to represent the

eight parishes of the royal colony of Georgia? (pg. 142)

Bicameral (two house) – Commons House of Assembly and the Governor’s Council

2. What colonies were included in the Southern Colonies? (pg. 136)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia

3. What were the main products of the Southern Colonies?

Tobacco, indigo, silk, rice and forest products