Which name did Europeans use for peoples who called themselves Muscogee?
Correct answer(s):
- Creek
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Georgia Facts
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What did the 1991–2020 normals show for some central Georgia locations?
Correct answer(s):
- Less than 45 inches of annual precipitation
How did Muscogee towns relate to their confederacy?
Correct answer(s):
- They retained substantial local autonomy
Which coastal hazard can accompany tropical storms in Georgia?
Correct answer(s):
- Storm surge
In what year did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act?
Correct answer(s):
- 1830
How can a tropical system affect an inland Georgia town without coastal storm surge?
Correct answer(s):
- Heavy rain can cause flooding
Who signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835?
Correct answer(s):
- A minority Cherokee faction
What does Georgia’s kaolin industry illustrate?
Correct answer(s):
- A mineral deposit supplying industrial materials
Why do vehicle ports and container terminals need different equipment?
Correct answer(s):
- Their cargo is handled differently
Which Georgia region includes important peanut, cotton, and vegetable-growing areas?
Correct answer(s):
- Upper Coastal Plain
Which set of features belongs to Georgia’s Lower Coastal Plain?
Correct answer(s):
- Sea Islands and Okefenokee
What rock contrast occurs near Georgia’s Fall Line?
Correct answer(s):
- Piedmont crystalline rocks and Coastal Plain sediments
What soil pattern is common across Georgia’s Fall Line?
Correct answer(s):
- Sandier soils south and clay-rich soils north
Besides transportation, what can changes in rock and slope near the Fall Line affect?
Correct answer(s):
- Stream channels
Why can valleys influence transport routes in northwestern Georgia?
Correct answer(s):
- They offer corridors between ridges
Why might a Georgia watershed involve more than one local government?
Correct answer(s):
- Drainage systems cross political boundaries
Where does the Savannah River reach the sea?
Correct answer(s):
- Atlantic Ocean near Savannah
The Chattahoochee and Flint join to form which river?
Correct answer(s):
- Apalachicola River
In which Georgia physical region is Cloudland Canyon located?
Correct answer(s):
- Appalachian Plateau
What are the two common subdivisions of Georgia’s Coastal Plain?
Correct answer(s):
- Upper and Lower Coastal Plain