Unit 1 Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

GA PIEDMONT ATLANTA CHEROKEE WOODSTK WMS

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$100 Question from GA

Which type of location refers to the exact spot where a place can be found?

$100 Answer from GA

Absolute

$200 Question from GA

The three rivers that are part of our state boundaries?

$200 Answer from GA

St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee and Savannah.

$300 Question from GA

Name the three Georgia cities located

along the Fall Line.

$300 Answer from GA

Macon, Augusts & Columbus

$400 Question from GA

Name 2 ways that Georgia’s marsh areas are beneficial:

$400 Answer from GA

They provide a valuable ecosystem.They provide a unique mixture of salt and fresh water to sustain plant and animal life.They provide a nursery for animals harvested in GA’s seafood industry.They provide a tourism feature for Georgia.

$500 Question from GA

Name & Describe the region in which we live within.

$500 Answer from GA

Piedmont: Rolling hillside and occasional isolated mountains such as Kennesaw Mountain.

$100 Question from PIEDMONT

A town is an example of what type of feature… physical or

cultural?

$100 Answer from PIEDMONT

Cultural

$200 Question from PIEDMONT

True or False: Georgia does not have adequate transportation routes to move goods and services to the rest of the country.

$200 Answer from PIEDMONT

FALSE

$300 Question from PIEDMONT

This region has a thriving textile industry.

$300 Answer from PIEDMONT

(Ridge & Valley)

$400 Question from PIEDMONT

List at least 2 characteristic of the

barrier islands.

$400 Answer from PIEDMONT

They serve as a wilderness sanctuary.They protect the beaches from erosion.They attract thousands of tourists each year.They serve as a buffer for the main land.

$500 Question from PIEDMONT

Put the four Native American cultures in

order.

$500 Answer from PIEDMONT

(Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian)

$100 Question from ATLANTA

The United States is in which hemispheres?

$100 Answer from ATLANTA

Northern & Western

$200 Question from ATLANTA

What industry is most affected by Georgia’s climate?

$200 Answer from ATLANTA

Agriculture

$300 Question from ATLANTA

Which event came first?

The bow and arrow was developed.

The spear was developed.

$300 Answer from ATLANTA

Spear was developed first by the Paleo

$400 Question from ATLANTA

Describe the physical features of the Coastal Plain

$400 Answer from ATLANTA

Largest Region; Once covered by an ancient ocean; Okefenokee Swamp, Barrier Islands, Marsh Land, Fertile Farm Land, Numerous Rivers

$500 Question from ATLANTA

How is river travel possible below the Fall Line?

$500 Answer from ATLANTA

Rivers are wide and deep. Large boats can navigate through the river up to the

fall line.

$100 Question from CHEROKEE

What is the longest river in Georgia?

$100 Answer from CHEROKEE

Chattahoochee

$200 Question from CHEROKEE

What geographic feature separates Georgia’s

Piedmont region from the Coastal Plain?

$200 Answer from CHEROKEE

The Fall Line

$300 Question from CHEROKEE

Where did the first humans come from and

how did they get to North America?

$300 Answer from CHEROKEE They came from Asia; they crossed Beringia on foot following herds of animals. .

$400 Question from CHEROKEE

What is the difference between and Ecofact and an Artifact

$400 Answer from CHEROKEE

An ecofact is natural – bones, teeth, etc.

An artifact is something made and shaped by humans – jewlry, pottery,

tools, weapons.

$500 Question from CHEROKEE

Describe the innovations that the Woodland

traditions made to Native American Culture.

$500 Answer from CHEROKEE

Developed the Bow and Arrow

Developed Agriculture

Developed Permanent Villages

Began to build burial mounds & effigy mounds.

$100 Question from WOODSTOCK

True or False: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport helps to attract new business to Atlanta.

$100 Answer from WOODSTOCK

TRUE

$200 Question from WOODSTOCK

True or False: Georgia’s ports are not large enough to receive

international goods.

$200 Answer from WOODSTOCK

FALSE

$300 Question from WOODSTOCK

What year did the first humans arrive in North

America? What was this time period call

geologically?

$300 Answer from WOODSTOCK

10,000 BC; During the Ice Age

$400 Question from WOODSTOCK

What region is the most populated, the home to the

capital and industrial center of the state?

$400 Answer from WOODSTOCK

Piedmont

$500 Question from WOODSTOCK

Describe the Mississippian Culture

$500 Answer from WOODSTOCK

Built wattle and daub houses (concrete style)

Developed Chiefdoms

Encountered the Europeans

$100 Question from WMS

True or False: The land bridge that brought the first humans to North

America is called Beringia; today the waterway located there is called the

Bering Strait.

$100 Answer from WMS

TRUE

$200 Question from WMSTrue or False: The year 1540, when Spanish explorers first came to Georgia, is considered to be the end of Georgia’s historic period and the beginning of its prehistoric period.

$200 Answer from WMS

FALSE

$300 Question from WMS

This is the smallest region in GA

$300 Answer from WMS

Appalachian Plateau

$400 Question from WMS

Describe the Paleo Hunting Habits

$400 Answer from WMS

Hunted in groups with large spears.

Hunted large mammals – mastodons, mammoths,

giant sloth.Hunters and gathers.

$500 Question from WMS

Which Native tradition had no religious beliefs?

How do we determine that the Native American had religious beliefs?

$500 Answer from WMS

Paleo

Evidence that they buried their dead with objects they thought the dead would need in the afterlife.

Later, burial mounds.

Final Jeopardy

Discuss how Georgia’s Physical Geography has

helped determine its role in the national and world economy.

Be specific and use examples.

Vocabulary Hint Box:

LANDAgriculturePortClimate

Final Jeopardy Answer

Land suitable for agriculture allowing trade with other states/nations

Abundant natural resources – IE – pine trees, granite, marble, seafood industry

Coastline allows a port system so we can trade internationally

Climate moderate so business are attracted

Climate allows year long production of several goods and services