1. Key Term Quizzes Unit 2 Geography of GA & Native Americans
Georgia Milestones
Key Term Quizzes
Unit 2
Geography of GA & Native Americans

2. Which term?
Largest freshwater swamp in North America. Large but shallow wetland in southeastern Georgia/northern Florida. Most of the area is protected as a national refuge.
Okefenokee Swamp

3. Which term?
Geological boundary that divides the rocks of the upper Coastal Plain from those of the Piedmont. Because the line is marked by rivers, it has been a center for commerce and trade throughout Georgia’s history.
Fall Line

4. Which term?
A long river that flows from northern Georgia along the Georgia/Alabama border and into the Apalachicola River. The river is used for rafting and fishing and is a national recreation area.
Chattahoochee River

5. Which term?
These peoples were present when the Europeans arrived in the New World. Known for their innovative use of natural resources for tools, weapons, agriculture.
American Indians (aka AmerIndians, Native Americans, Indigenous Peoples)

6. Which term?
River that begins in South Carolina, creates Georgia’s eastern border, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Is about 300 miles long.
Savannah River

7. Which term?
A group of mostly undeveloped islands along Georgia’s coast. The islands protect the mainland from storms and erosion.
Barrier Islands

8. Which term?
Located in the southern United States, and the last of the thirteen original British colonies. Largest state east of the Mississippi River. Parts have a subtropical climate, but the areas northwest of the Chattahoochee River are cooler. Largest producer of peanuts in the US.
Georgia

9. Which term?
Divisions in Georgia based on similarities in geographic features such as climate, rocks and minerals, soil, elevation, and vegetation.
Regions

10. Which term?
A large mountain chain in eastern North America extending from Canada into Alabama
Appalachian Mountains