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Which best describes Georgia's location?
a) Georgia is located in the Southern and Western Hemispheres and is in the northeastern corner of the United States.
b) Georgia is located in the Northern and Western Hemispheres and is in the southeastern corner of the United States.
c) Georgia is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres and is in the southwestern region of the United States.
d) Georgia is located in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and is in the southeastern corner of the United States.

What region of Georgia is home to state's largest population, rolling hills, and is known as the industrial region of the state?
a) Piedmont
b) Coastal
c) Appalachian Plateau
d) Blue Ridge

What region of the state is the smallest, has traces of coal, and is known for its caves, cliffs, and unique rock formations
a) Appalachian Plateau
b) Blue Ridge
c) Ridge and Valley
d) Coastal

What region of the state has the most precipitation, the highest elevation in the state, and makes money from tourism?
a) Blue Ridge
b) Coastal
c) Piedmont
d) Ridge and Valley

What region of the state is the largest in land area and is known for its beaches and agricultural contribution to the state?
a) Coastal
b) Piedmont
c) Blue Ridge
d) Ridge and Valley

What region is known for its apples, marble, and carpet as well as its open valleys and narrow ridges?
a) Ridge and Valley
b) Coastal
c) Piedmont
d) Appalachian Plateau

What river is known for providing drinking water and electricity to metropolitan Atlanta and runs the border of Alabama and Georgia?
a) Chattahoochee River
b) Flint River
c) Savannah River
d) Altamaha River

Which of the following does NOT show how water has impacted the state?
a) It has forced people to move out of the state so that they can have access to fresh drinking water.
b) It has provided fertile soil and fresh water for settlers and livestock.
c) It has helped with the movement of goods throughout the state.
d) It has provided a power source to operate factories and industries.

What physical feature is home to large wetlands, numerous animals and plants, and makes money only from tourism?
a) Okefenokee Swamp
b) Fall Line
c) Chattahoochee River
d) Lake Lanier

Which of the following does NOT describe the Fall Line?
a) It has the highest elevation in the state and receives the most precipitation.
b) It separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plains regions.
c) Early settlers made their homes here due to fresh water, fertile soil, and water power which became major Georgian cities.
d) An area whose drops in elevation and changes in bedrock cause rivers to be swift moving or have rapids or waterfalls.

Which river begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows southeast along the Georgia and South Carolina border?
a) Savannah River
b) Flint River
c) Ogeechee River
d) Chattahoochee River

Which physical feature protects the mainland from erosion and hurricanes?
a) barrier islands
b) Stone Mountain
c) Lake Lanier
d) Okefeenokee Swamp

Which physical feature can be found in all three northern regions?
a) Appalachian Mountains
b) Okefenokee Swamp
c) Chattahoochee River
d) Fall Line

What are the four transportation systems?
a) Ports, Airports, Interstates, and Railroads
b) Cruise Ships, Submarines, Fighter Jets, and Cars
c) Bumper boats, Ski boats, Motorcycles, and Chevy Trucks
d) Scooters, Skateboards, Hoverboards, and Taxis

Which best describes why people and companies continue to move to Georgia?
a) Mild climate, lower cost of living, and job availability
b) Great food and entertainment
c) Georgia has over 2,000 miles of beaches and coast land.
d) Atlanta is the wealthiest city in the nation and attracts many people.

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