| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Where does GA rank in land area east of the Mississippi River? | Largest |
| What is GA's highest point? | Brasstown Bald |
| What are the 5 goegraphical regions in which GA is divided? | Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, Costal Plains, and Platueau |
| What spereates the Costal Plains fron the Piedmont? | Fall Line |
| What is the most populated section in GA? | Piedmont |
| What type of climate does GA have? | Humid sub tropical |
| What white mimeral used in making chinia and pottery is vital to GA's economy? | Kaolin Clay |
| What and where was GA's first gold rush? | Dhalonoga in 1828 |
| What is GA's widest river? | Altamaha |
| What is GA's longest river? | Chatachochee |
| What did the indians call GA? | Guale |
| Who was the first European to reach GA? | De Soto |
| What was GA named for? | King George the second |
| What three reasons was GA created? | Debtor colony, produce silk, and as a buffer colony |
| Who founded GA? | James Olgothorpe |
| Who was Olgothropes friend who died in debtors prison? | Robery Castelle |
| What group governed GA in its early history? | 21 english trustees |
| On what ship did the first settlers arrive? | Ann |
| What does Piedmont mean? | Foothills |
| When and where did Olgothorpe land? | Yamacraw Bluff, Feb. 12 1733 |
| What indian chief became friends with Olgothorpe? | Tomochichi |
| Who translated for Tomochichi and Olgothrope? | Mary Musgrove |
| What 3 things were origanally outlawed in GA? | Rum slaves and Catholics |
| What was the ist planned city in USA? | Savannah |
| Who discovered the gulf stream? | Ponce de Leon |
| Who was the first french man to reach GA? | Jean Ribautt |
| Who was the first minister in GA? | John Wesley |
| Who was the first doctor in GA? | Samual Nunes |
| Who was GA's govener during the Revolutionary War? | James Wright |
| Who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
| WHo created the Cherokee alphabet? | Sequyah |
| Who discovered the use of ether as an anesthetic? | Crawford Long |
| Who was the VP of the Confederacy? | Alexander H Stephns |
| What is GA's state bird? | Brown Thrasher |
| What is GA's state flower? | Cherokee Rose |
| What is GA's state tree? | Live Oak |
| What is GA's state fish? | Largemouth bass |
| What is GA's state insect? | Honeybee |
| What is GA's state mammal? | Right Whale |
| What is GA's state gem? | quartz |
| What is GA's state song? | GA on my mind |
| How many coubnties does GA have? | 159 |
| Who is GA's govener? | Sonny Purdue |
| Who is GA's lieutenant governer? | Casey Cagle |
| Who is the first modern Govener to serve 2 terms? | George Bussbee |
| What is the GA legislature called? | General Assembly |
| Who is the GA speaker of the house? | Glenn Richerdson |
| Who are GA's senetors? | Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss |
| How many rep. do GA have in the US house? | 13 |
| What are the 5 cities that once were GA's capital? | Atlanta, Savannah, Louisville, Millidgesville, Augusta |
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