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=**Geography and Beginnings.**=


 * ===SS8G1 GA's location and physical features === ||

LESSON 1
|| **A. Locate GA in relation to region, nation, continent, and hemispheres. **

 The state of Georgia is in western and northern hemisphere.  It is in the continent of North America and is one of the 50 states in the nation of the United States of America. Georgia is in the South-Eastern region of the country. I have made a map that is included as an attachment. It shows Georgia's location in the world.


 * D. Evaluate the impact of climate on GA's development. **

The climate of Georgia consists of four seasons, but the temperature is great for businesses. Our winters are cold, but not as cold as the states in the northern United States. Our summers are warm and can occasionally get really hot, but not as hot as Texas, Arizona, and Florida. This means that businesses have to pay less for both air conditioning and heat during the seasons.

Also, Georgia has few experiences with extreme storms such as earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes. This means the businesses would not have to worry as much about these storms harming their workers and buildings as business owners and citizens of other states.

CLASS NOTES

LESSON 2

 * B. Describe the five geographic regions of GA. **

 Georgia has five regions . The First is in the TAG (Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia) corner. It is called the Appalachian Plateau. It is the smallest of the five regions.

The second region is called Ridge and Valley. Ridge and Valley is the second smallest region and is home to the cities of Dalton and Ellijay.

Then there is Blue Ridge. The Blue Ridge region is the 3rd smallest region and is home to both the Amicolola Falls and Tallulah Gorge.

The Piedmont is the 4th region. It is the 2nd largest region. Atlanta is in this region.

The last region is called the Coastal Plain. It is the largest and most southern region. On the map below this region is divided into the upper and lower coastal plains.




 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">C. Locate and evaluate the importance of key physical features on the development of GA. **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The following physical features in Georgia will be located on the last map for this Unit. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">They are:
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fall Line
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Okefenokee Swamp
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Appalachian Mtns.
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chattahoochee River
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Savannah River
 * 6) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Barrier Islands



<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> There is an imaginary line that makes the border between the two regions; the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain. This line is called the Fall Line.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Down near the southern border of Georgia is the Okeefenokee swamp. It is one of Georgia's 7 wonders.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Appalachian Mtns. southern start is in Northern Georgia in the Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, and Appalachian regions. It stretches all the way into Maine.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">One of Georgia's two major rivers is the Chattahoochee River. It makes up Georgia's western border with the neighboring state of Alabama. It is an important river that flows from and to Lake Lanier.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The other important river is the Savannah River. It is in eastern Georgia and the northern part of the river is the border of Georgia and South Carolina.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Near the eastern ocean coast of Georgia are a dozen of islands known as the Barrier Islands. They serve as a barrier by blocking large winds and waves from the motherland (Georgia). They are also serving as a tourist attraction and raise the state money and help the economy.

Class Notes

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Map Activity from class and some helpful maps. Expect a map QUIZ! <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> media type="youtube" key="KVq-PtBd3QY" height="315" width="560" Helicopter view of Chattahoochee River media type="youtube" key="Gn9JoK4duR0" height="315" width="560" Savannah River-Shipping media type="youtube" key="ENUog8d_XNs" height="315" width="560" ||

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|| **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A. Describe the evolution of Native American cultures prior to European contact. **
 * ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.8em;">SS8H1 Development of Prehistoric Native Americans ===

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The first of the Native American <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">cultures was called the Paleo. The Paleo people lived around the Stone Age in Russia before 10,000 years ago. It was believed to be that they had crossed the Bering Land Bridge of ice that had formed allowing the Paleo Indians to cross into America. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> They didn't have permanent villages. This was because they hunted large game ice age mammals. They would follow the huge animals where ever they went. To hunt these large creatures, the Paleo used the atlatl. The atlatl was a clever weapon that launched a flexible wooden dart. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Not many artifacts were remained from the Paleo Indians, but a piece of pottery was found in GA and said to be from their time period.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Next era <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">of Indians were known as the Archaic Indians. These Indians lived around 8,000 - 1,000 BC. They used choppers, drills, and chipping tools. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> A couple changes had started to occur as far as food. The Indians had started to fish and eat shellfish using spears. They had also started investing in horticulture. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Archaic Indians had started building permanent villages near the end of their civilization period.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Woodland Indians were the first to live in tribes.<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> During their period (1,000 BC - 1,000 AD) they had invented the bow and arrow and made jewelry for trade. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> They, unlike their ancestors, were not nomadic and did not move from place to place. They had created small villages that they would live in with their camp members.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The last of the 4 periods in Native American history was the Mississippian period. These Indians were far more advanced than the Indians from the previous periods. They started to make ornate clothing. Their villages from the Woodland era had grown. In these well defended villages were many religious centers where the villagers would go together and pray and give sacrifices to their many Gods. They disappeared after the 17th century. || Class Notes

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