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? 2005 Clairmont PressCRCT ReviewStudy ia Studies 2Unit 1: Geography of ia/ia’s BeginningsStandards and Elements:?SS8G1?SS8H13Geography of ia?ia is located in the following areas:-Region: South, Southeast, etc.-Nation (Country): .-Continent: North America-Hemispheres: Northern and Western?ia is divided into 5 Physiographic Regions: Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau.?ia’s warm and humid temperate climate help to make GA both a good farming area and a good tourist of ia?Key Physical Features:?Fall Line– Divides Coastal Plain and Piedmont Regions. The best farm land in GA is located just north and south of the Fall Line.?Okefenokee– Largest freshwater wetland in GA.?Appalachian Mountains – Highest peak in GA is here (Brasstown Bald is 4,786 feet above sea level). Highest and wettest part of GA. This rain leads to rivers that provide drinking water for most of GA.?Chattahoochee and Savannah Rivers– Provide drinking water for GA. Also assists in transportation and electricity (hydroelectric power)?Barrier Islands– Important to the tourism of GA. Also houses industries such as paper production and ’s Beginnings?4 Early periods of Native American cultures:?Paleo Indians – Period lasted about 10,000 (approximately 18,000 BC to 8,000 BC) years. Nomadic hunters. Used various spears and spear points to hunt large game.?ArchaicIndians – Period lasted from 8,000 to 1,000 BC. Moved with each season to find food. Used tools to assist with hunting and with work tasks. Used the atlatl to hunt large animals.?Woodland Indians – Period lasted from 1,000 BC to 1,000 AD. Families began to live together and form tribes. Used bow and arrows to hunt. Built Burial Mounds as to honor the dead. Held religious ceremonies.?Mississippian Indians – Period lasted from 900 AD until the arrival of European explorers (in the 1500’s). Most advanced group. Protected villages using fences and moats. Very religious gr