Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?

He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.

He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.

He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright.

He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.

What was the primary impact of the modernization of agriculture after 1945?

. Fewer farm laborers were needed, so many people migrated to the cities.

Better farm machinery caused people from cities to move to rural areas so they could farm.

Although farm machinery improved, the demand for farm labor remained the same.

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

To find out how Georgians felt about desegregation

To put pressure on the courts to reverse the Brown Vs. Board of Education decision

To pass laws supporting integration of schools

What is significant about Maynard Jackson to the Civil Rights Movement?

First African American mayor of a major Southern city

First African Congressman since the 1860's

First African American Student at UGA

What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism

SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration

SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington

How did hosting the 1996 Olympic Games benefit Georgia?

They provided an economic boost for the state

They helped to Atlanta to have a water shortage.

They allowed Georgia farmers to produce more crops.

They left the state in debt after the Olympic Games.

Which economic activities are MOST dependent on Georgia's climate?

transportation and telecommunications

Tax breaks and other economic incentives Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) Tyler Perry"The Walking Dead" All of these could BEST be used in a report to discuss which of these topics?

Important Issues in Georgia LIterature

WEEK 3 SS8G1, SS8H10-12

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?

Midwest

Northeast

Southeast

Southwest

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(SS8G1d) Because of its warm weather and sunny beaches, beach-goers would most likely be attracted to which physiographic region?

Coastal Plain

Ridge and Valley

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(SS8G1c) This freshwater marsh is located in the Coastal Plain region of Georgia.

Everglades

Ogeechee

Okefenokee

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Georgia's climate help its economy?

The mountains attract millions of tourists each year for their world famous snow skiing.

Atlanta has grown into the premier city in the Southeast and offers a wide variety of jobs.

Long growing seasons and adequate moisture in most years allow a wide variety of crops to be produced.

Rivers and roadways provide much needed transportation routes for distribution of goods produced there.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The "Fall Line" is the dividing point between which two geographic regions in Georgia?

Blue Ridge and Piedmont

Piedmont and Coastal Plain

Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge

Appalachian and Valley & Ridge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The blue line represents what Georgia river?

Flint

Savannah

Ocmulgee

Chattahoochee

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which physical feature forms most of the border between Georgia and South Carolina, used for trade, and home to Georgia's deepwater ports?

Chattahoochee

Savannah

Ogeechee

Altamaha

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WEEK 3 SS8G1, SS8H10-12

(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?

(SS8G1d) Because of its warm weather and sunny beaches, beach-goers would most likely be attracted to which physiographic region?

(SS8G1c) This freshwater marsh is located in the Coastal Plain region of Georgia.

How does Georgia's climate help its economy?

The "Fall Line" is the dividing point between which two geographic regions in Georgia?

The blue line represents what Georgia river?

Which physical feature forms most of the border between Georgia and South Carolina, used for trade, and home to Georgia's deepwater ports?

Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?

What was the primary impact of the modernization of agriculture after 1945?

Oversaw the peaceful integration of schools in 1961.

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