Trashketball Review for GA Geography

1. Trashketball Review for GA Geography

2. Name all of GA’s border states. • Alabama • Florida • Tennessee • North Carolina • South Carolina

3. In which hemisphere is GA located? • Northeastern • Northwestern • Southeastern • Southwestern

4. SURPRISE BONUS: Which feature on the Earth’s surface creates the eastern and western hemispheres? Prime Meridian +2 pts.

5. Name the Continent in which GA found, the country in which GA found, and the region in which GA is found. • Continent – North America • Country – The United States • Region – The Southeastern US

6. Name all five of Georgia’s physiographic regions. • Coastal Plain • Piedmont • Appalachian Plateau • Ridge and Valley • Blue Ridge

7. SURPRISE BONUS: Spell A.P. and P. correctly • Appalachian Plateau • Piedmont +2 pts.

8. The Fall Line marks the place where the ___________________ in prehistoric times. • ocean shoreline reached

9. SURPRISE BONUS: Thus, which region is lower in elevation and consists of flat land and sandy soil – The Piedmont or Coastal Plain? • Coastal Plain + 2 pts.

10. The Appalachian Mountains run through the which GA regions? • Appalachian Plateau • Ridge and Valley • Blue Ridge

11. This region is GA’s smallest, least-populated, and least-travelled region. • Coastal Plain • Ridge and Valley • Blue Ridge • Appalachian Plateau

12. Dalton – “The Carpet Capital of the World” is found here. • Coastal Plain • Ridge and Valley • Blue Ridge • Appalachian Plateau

13. Over ½ the population of Georgia calls this region home. • Coastal Plain • Piedmont • Blue Ridge • Appalachian Plateau

14. SURPRISE BONUS: Georgia is the largest state east of what major US river? • Ohio • Mississippi • Rio Grande • Missouri +2 pts.

15. Which GA physiographic region is largest in terms of land area? • Coastal Plain • Piedmont • Blue Ridge • Appalachian Plateau

16. Which GA physiographic region contains the barrier islands which protect GA’s mainland from storms and waves? • Coastal Plain • Piedmont • Blue Ridge • Appalachian Plateau

17. SURPISE BONUS: In which physiographic region do we live? • Coastal Plain • Piedmont • Blue Ridge • Ridge and Valley

18. Name the highest point of elevation in Georgia? • Brasstown Bald

19. SURPRISE BONUS: In which region is Brasstown Bald located? • Blue Ridge +2 pts. SURPRISE DOUBLE BONUS!!! Why are many mountains in North Georgia referred to as “balds”? • They are treeless on top and are therefore “bald” + 1pt.

20. The Fall Line divides which two regions? • Piedmont and Ridge and Valley • Piedmont and Coastal Plain • Piedmont and Blue Ridge • Appalachian Plateau and Ridge and Valley

21. Often referred to as the “TAG” region – the meeting place of TN, AL, and GA • Piedmont • Coastal Plain • Blue Ridge • Appalachian Plateau

22. Which of the following regions within a region is better-suited for farming in the Coastal Plain region? • The Inner Coastal Plain • The Outer Coastal Plain

23. The Blue Ridge region is home to The ___________, which leads hikers from Georgia all the way up to Maine and vice versa. • Plateau Highlands • Highlands Trail • Appalachian Trail • Blue Ridge Highlands

24. SURPRISE BONUS: According to the National Parks Service, roughly how many million hikers hike The Appalachian Trail each year. • 4 million estimated

25. This region is home to important seaports in Savannah and Brunswick used for shipping and trade. • Piedmont • Blue Ridge • Coastal Plain • Ridge and Valley

26. This region is wettest in terms of precipitation out of all of GA’s physiographic regions. • Piedmont • Blue Ridge • Coastal Plain • Ridge and Valley

27. SURPRISE BONUS: Why does the Blue Ridge receive more rainfall than any other region? • Warm air currents from the Gulf Coast sweep up the state and hit cool air in the high elevation of the Blue Ridge thus turning the air into rain or snowfall. +2 pts.

28. This region is found at the “foothills of the mountains” and the land consists of gently sloping hills and valleys. • Piedmont • Blue Ridge • Coastal Plain • Ridge and Valley

29. Which of the following best describe Georgia’s climate? • Mild with sub-tropical temperature near the coast and 4 distinct seasons to the year • Sub-tropical throughout the year with only Spring and Summer seasons • Tropical throughout the year with only Summer • Cold throughout the year with Fall and Winter only

30. Name one of the major reasons that major companies like to do business in GA that relates to our climate. • Industries tend to favor mild climates because there are fewer weather-related employee absences, overall heating/cooling costs are better, and transportation of goods can be easier.

31. SURPIRSE BONUS: How many jobs in GAS relate to agriculture and what does our climate have to do with that? • 1 in 6 relate to agriculture • Our climate gives us longer growing seasons perfectly-suited for farming

32. Name North America’s largest freshwater swamp located in GA. • Okefenokee Swamp

33. SURPIRSE BONUS: In which of GA’s regions in the Okefenokee Swamp located? • Coastal Plain 2 pts.

34. This river flows 436 miles from the Blue Ridge region to the Gulf of Mexico and forms a natural and political boundary with Alabama? • Savannah River • Oconee River • Coosa River • Chattahoochee River

35. Chickamauga Civil War National Battlefield is located in which region? • Piedmont • Coastal Plain • Ridge and Valley • Appalachian Plateau