Georgia- Basic Geography Review Game

Appalachian Plateau Ridge and Valley Blue Ridge Piedmont Coastal Plain 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 A. Plateau for 1 Question: Another name for the Appalachian Plateau? Check Your Answer A. Plateau for 1 Answer: Cumberland Plateau Back to the Game Board A. Plateau for 2 Question: Where is the A. Plateau located? Check Your Answer A. Plateau for 2 Answer: Northwest corner (Dade County) Back to the Game Board A. Plateau for 3 Question: What fossil fuel is unique to the plateau? Check Your Answer A. Plateau for 3 Answer: Coal Back to the Game Board A. Plateau for 4 Question: What type of caves are in the A. Plateau? Check Your Answer A. Plateau for 4 Answer: limestone Back to the Game Board A. Plateau for 5 Question: How does the A. Plateau rank in size among the other regions? Check Your Answer A. Plateau for 5 Answer: smallest Back to the Game Board Ridge and Valley for 1 Question: What is the key industry in the R&V? Check Your Answer Ridge and Valley for 1 Answer: textiles (carpet) Back to the Game Board Ridge and Valley for 2 Question: What is the location of the R&V? Check Your Answer Ridge and Valley for 2 Answer: Northwest (Polk, Bartow Counties north to Chattanooga. Back to the Game Board Ridge and Valley for 3 Question: For what product is Dalton best known? Check Your Answer Ridge and Valley for 3 Answer: carpet Back to the Game Board Ridge and Valley for 4 Question: Describe the farmland of the R&V. Check Your Answer Ridge and Valley for 4 Answer: flat, fertile Back to the Game Board Ridge and Valley for 5 Question: Which Interstate Highway serves the R&V? Check Your Answer Ridge and Valley for 5 Answer: Interstate 75 Back to the Game Board Blue Ridge for 1 Question: Where is the Blue Ridge located? Check Your Answer Blue Ridge for 1 Answer: northeast Georgia Back to the Game Board Blue Ridge for 2 Question: What is the economic base of the Blue Ridge Check Your Answer Blue Ridge for 2 Answer: tourism Back to the Game Board Blue Ridge for 3 Question: Where is the highest elevation in Georgia? Check Your Answer Blue Ridge for 3 Answer: Brasstown Bald 4,784 ft above sea level Back to the Game Board Blue Ridge for 4 Question: Why are the BR mountains important to the rest of the state? Check Your Answer Blue Ridge for 4 Answer: They block moisture that refills the state’s aquafers. Back to the Game Board Blue Ridge for 5 Question: What geological features is common in the BR mountains? Check Your Answer Blue Ridge for 5 Answer: waterfalls Back to the Game Board Piedmont for 1 Question: What does the word “piedmont” mean”? Check Your Answer Piedmont for 1 Answer: foot of the mountain Back to the Game Board Piedmont for 2 Question: What products are grown? Check Your Answer Piedmont for 2 Answer: wheat, corn, soybeans, cattle, poultry Back to the Game Board Piedmont for 3 Question: What is the chief soil in the Piedmont? Check Your Answer Piedmont for 3 Answer: red clay Back to the Game Board Piedmont for 4 Question: What rock underlies most of the region? Check Your Answer Piedmont for 4 Answer: granite Back to the Game Board Piedmont for 5 Question: How large is the Piedmont? Check Your Answer Piedmont for 5 Answer: The region is 1/3 of the state. Back to the Game Board Coastal Plain for 1 Question: How does the region compare in land area? Check Your Answer Coastal Plain for 1 Answer: largest region Back to the Game Board Coastal Plain for 2 Question: What type of island is found off the coastal plain? Check Your Answer Coastal Plain for 2 Answer: barrier island Back to the Game Board Coastal Plain for 3 Question: What agricultural products are grown in the southwest corner of the CP? Check Your Answer Coastal Plain for 3 Answer: soybeans, peanuts, pecan trees Back to the Game Board Coastal Plain for 4 Question: What products are common in the southeastern and coastal areas of the CP? Check Your Answer Coastal Plain for 4 Answer: naval stores and pulp production Back to the Game Board Coastal Plain for 5 Question: What is a main geologic feature in the CP? Check Your Answer Coastal Plain for 5 Answer: Okefenokee Swamp Back to the Game Board