Georgia Geography Test Review

Where is Georgia located within the U.S.? Name the 4 hemispheres. In which hemispheres are Georgia located? What is located at 0 degrees? What is the tropic of Cancer? Tropic of Capricorn? What is the Fall Line and where is it located? What are the 5 regions of GA and where is each region located? What is the climate like in each region? What is each region known for? What states border GA? What is the capital of GA? What are the 7 wonders of GA? Describe each wonder and where they are located in the state. What is climate? Describe GA’s climate as a whole. Where are the barrier islands? Where is the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways located? Where does it start? End? What is the purpose of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway? What is the purpose of the barrier islands? What are the main rivers in GA and where are each located? (What part of the state and if they flow into other states) Be able to identify all rivers and their locations. What is TAG and which region is it associated with? Which region do we live in? What mountains are in GA and in which regions can you find them? Which region gets the most rain? Least? Hottest? Coldest? Which region has the highest point in GA? What is the Fujita scale and how many levels does it include? What is Kudzu and where did it come from? What is a hurricane? What are the categories of hurricanes? How do hurricanes form? What does flora and fauna refer to? What is GA’s state bird? Flower? Which region has the largest population? What is the difference between absolute location and relative location? Give an example of each. Which 2 rivers form the Altamaha River? Which 2 states do the Suwanee river flow in? Where does the Chattahoochee river flow? Where can you find the Oostanula river? Name the rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Name the rivers that run along GA-Fl, GA-SC, and GA-AL borders. Be able to identify and label the names of the states and their capitals in the southeast. Be able to identify and label the regions in GA. How does climate differ from weather? Where did the colonists first settlerin GA? Which region has the most rainfall? What percent of GA is covered by trees? On pages 598-599, use the directions below to determine the location. 13*S 45*E 15*N 90*W 22*N 76*W 48*N 18*E 25*S 28*E