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Name: ______________________________Class: ____________ Date:___________________
GUIDED READING
Georgia Studies for Georgia Students
Chapter 1: Georgia's Land and Climate
Section 1
Georgia's Geographic Regions
Directions:
Use the information from pages 3 - 18 to complete the
following.
1. The state [Georgia] is in the northern and western __________________ of our planet
on the continent of _____________ ________________. (page 3)
2. Georgia is in the __________________ area of the United States of ______________
and is the _______________ state east of the ___________________ River. (page 3)
3. Based on its _________________ (the natural features of a land surface), Georgia is
divided into ___________ distinct regions.
4. These five regions are: the ____________________ Plateau, the Ridge and
__________ region, the __________ ______________ Mountains, the
________________, and the _________________ Plain.
5. Running over ________ thousand miles from northern Georgia into _____________ is
the eastern mountain chain known as the ______________________. They are very
old mountains, some of the oldest in the __________.
6. In the northwest corner of the ____________, mostly in Dade County, is a small piece
of the Appalachian ______________.
7. Some of the rock underlying this land is ________________, a rock made up of calcium
in various forms.
8. The ______________, or wearing away, of the limestone has resulted in the formation
of many caves.
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9. Underneath the Appalachian Plateau is a vast _____________. As a result, for almost
150 years _____________ was a major occupation for the people living in this region.
10. The area just ________ of the plateau is the Ridge and ____________ region, named
for its landforms.
11. The long ridges of __________________ have equally long ______________ in
between.
12. The valleys, which are 700 to 800 feet above sea _____________, contain land that is
fertile for _________________.
13. The region is _______________ from the mountains in the northeastern portion of the
state by the Cartersville-Great Valley fault _________________.
14. A ______________ is a break in Earth's crust that occurs when one part of Earth's
surface ______________ or is thrust up ____________ the surface next to it.
15. The portion of the Appalachian Mountains in _______________ is part of a __________
known as the Blue Ridge, which runs from _________________ southwest to
northeastern Georgia.
16. Throughout the mountains are rapid _____________ and beautiful ____________ as
water travels down the mountains and over rocks.
17. The _______________ (height above sea level) of the mountains ranges from about
1,600 feet to over 4,700 feet.
18. This means the _______________ is usually cooler here, making Georgia's mountains
an attractive _______________ retreat.
19. In this region is Georgia's highest mountain, the 4,784-foot-high _______________
_________________.
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20. In the 1800s, Georgians found ___________ that could be mined in these mountains.
This led to the country's first gold ____________.
21. Most of Georgia's people _____________ in the ________________ region, which lies
___________________ Georgia's mountains and its Coastal Plain.
22. The land of the Piedmont is characterized by _______________ hills.
23. Underlying some areas of the Piedmont is ________________, which can be
__________________(mined) for tombstones, buildings, countertops, and more.
24. At the southern edge of the Piedmont is the ___________ _____________. Here the
more narrows rivers with _____________________ flow over the last hard rock of the
Piedmont, creating waterfalls and rapids. As they flow into the softer and sandier soils of
the Upper Coastal Plain, the ______________ spread out and become wider and
slower.
25. From the Fall Line, rivers flow to the _________________ Ocean.
26. That meant goods could be easily _________________ down river.
27. Because of that, many of Georgia's important _______________ are located along the
Fall Line.
28. The largest ____________________ region of Georgia is the _______________ Plain,
which is further divided into an _____________ and ____________ area.
29. The upper Coastal Plain has the Fall Line's ___________ hills as its northern border.
The ______________ underneath is ______________ limestone, which holds
_________ water that is used both for _______________ and for ________________
and industry.
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30. This formation, known as the Florida Aquifer, is one of the largest _____________ of
fresh water east of the Mississippi River.
31. An _______________ is an underground natural storage tank.
32. The lower Coastal Plain is flat and low with ___________ areas near the coast.
33. These ______________ are low-lying _______ areas that often have grasses growing
in them.
Name:_______________________________Class:________________________ Date:_____________
GUIDED READING
Georgia Studies for Georgia Students
Chapter 1: Georgia's Land and Climate
Section 2
Georgia's Climate and Weather
Directions:
Use the information from pages 20 - 25 to complete the
following.
1. ______________refers to the average weather and patterns of weather of a region over
a long period of time.
2. ________________ refers to the day-to-day conditions and changes in the atmosphere.
3. The climate of a region __________________ the types of ___________ built, the
types of __________________ that develop, the _________________ people wear,
and even what crops are grown.
4. Georgia's climate is ________________, which means it seldom has extremes of
weather.
5. ____________________ (rain, snow, sleet, or hail) is important to the state.
6. Normal _______________ varies depending on the geographic region of the state.
7. Georgia's rainfall allows for agriculture in much of the state, and many rivers and
streams provide drinking water, _____________________, and ____________
power.
8. The importance of __________________ rainfall becomes clear to Georgia's people
when the state goes through one of its periodic droughts.
9. A _________________ is a prolonged period of dry weather.
10. Although Georgia has a ___________ climate, it is also subject to two _____________
forms of weather - tornadoes and hurricanes.
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11. ________________ are rotating funnel-shaped columns of air that reach down to the
ground from storm clouds.
12. About ______________ tornadoes hit Georgia a year, the largest number in the
southwest and west-central areas of the state.
13. Georgia is also hit occasionally by ______________ storms and hurricanes.
14. These types of storms consist of a large area of wind _________________ around a
calm center (called an "__________").
15. __________________ also have heavy rains and storm surge, water that is pushed
toward the coast by the strong winds.
16. _______________ is also a major problem with the rains from hurricanes.
17. Georgia's climate has affected its __________________.
18. The temperate climate helps determine the types of _____________ and
___________ that grow in the state and the types of _______________ that live here.
19. Georgia also receives enough rain for _________________ crops.
20. Georgia has been an agricultural state with crops such as _______________, cotton,
and in the coastal areas, ____________.
21. Even when Georgia began to develop _________________ in the 1800s, it was related
to the crops that Georgia's climate supported.
Name: ______________________________ Class: ____________________ Date: _______________
GUIDED READING
Georgia Studies for Georgia Students
Chapter 1: Georgia's Land and Climate
Section 3
Georgia's Physical Features
Directions:
Use the information from pages 26 - 43 to complete the
following.
1. Georgia's diverse environment has many __________________ features.
2. Georgia's wide system of _____________ is crucial to the state.
3. The rivers provide ______________ for thousands of species of plants and animals.
4. Before the invention of railroads, they were the water _______________
for humans and the goods they traded.
5. Now they not only provide drinking water for many areas of the state, but they also
generate _____________________ power for many dams and cool the reactors at
facilities that provide ______________ power.
6. Rivers are also the source of much __________________ for Georgians.
7. The ______________________ River begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows
southwest through _________________ and over the Fall Line at Columbus.
8. The Chattahoochee is a very important source of _________________ for Georgia,
__________________, and ________________.
9. The Chattahoochee is only one of the rivers that forms a ______________ with another
state. Also arising in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the _________________ River,
which is the northeastern boundary between Georgia and ___________
_____________.
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10. The ________________ River forms the eastern boundary separating Georgia and
South Carolina. Unlike the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, the Savannah River flows
to the southeast and empties into the _________________ ______________.
11. __________________ are low-lying areas where water lies close to the surface.
12. Near the city of Savannah, the river’s _________________ (the wide part of the river
where its current meets the tidal ebbs and flows) creates three branches.
13. The river is ________________ to both Georgia and South Carolina, not only for
drinking water for the large cities of Savannah and Augusta, but also for ____________
nuclear facilities.
14. The southern portion of Georgia's eastern border is the ______________ of the
northern Atlantic Ocean.
15. Four to six miles off Georgia's mainland are the _____________ _____________,
a series of islands that face the Atlantic on the east.
16. These _______________ islands are so called because they protect the mainland from
strong winds and waves.
17. The largest of the islands is ___________________.
18. Endangered ____________________ sea turtles build their nests on the barrier island
beaches to lay their eggs.
19. Georgia is home to over 450 ______________.
20. Located in the southeast portion of the state (with a small part in northern Florida), the
______________________________ is Georgia's ______________ and best-known
swamp.
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21. The importance of this geographic treasure has been recognized by our
____________________ government.
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