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8th Grade Georgia Geography
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8th Grade Georgia Geography
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1. Name the 4 major interstates that connect Georgia to other regions of the country

2. Which subdivision of the Coastal Plain is the center of naval stores and pulp production in Georgia?

3. In which region did Georgia's first European settlers live?

4. Which river helps form part of the boundary between Georgia and Florida?

5. Which region is the least populated?

6. What is the only river that flows into Georgia from another state?

7. Approximately what percentage of Georgians live in the Piedmont?

8. Name the 5 states that border Georgia

9. Which geographical region of Georgia is characterized by its red clay soils, gently sloping hills and location near the Fall Line?

10. In which subdivision of the Coastal Plain is the Okefenokee Swamp located?

11. Name the 3 interstate highways that have helped Atlanta to become a major transportation hub in the US.

12. What is the primary function of the barrier islands?

13. The first English settlement in Georgia is found is which subdivision of the Coastal Plain? Name the city?

14. Name Georgia's 5 physiographic regions

15. What in an interesting fact about Georgia's lakes?

16. Where is the TAG Corner? What is the TAG Corner?

17. Which region has a granite base?

18. Which geographic region is the smallest?

19. Which region was the cotton belt of Antebellum Georgia?

20. Why was capital of Georgia moved so many times?

21. Why does the Blue Ridge receive the highest annual rainfall in GA?

22. What geographic feature separates the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont regions?

23. In which region is Atlanta located?

24. In which subdivision of the Coastal Plain would you find the Barrier Islands, major shipyard ports, deep harbors and Georgia's seafood gathering & processing industries?

25. It is a major industry in the Blue Ridge