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| What states border Georgia? |
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| Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama |
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| Dalton "Carpet Capital of the World" |
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| Savannah & the Barrier Islands |
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| Appalachian Trail starts here |
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| Half of state's population lives here |
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| Highest Point in state/Brasstown Bald |
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| Understand the effect of Georgia's mild climate on: Businesses |
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| less extreme weather, less worker's sick days, less energy cost for heating and air |
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| Understand the effect of Georgia's mild climate on: Agriculture |
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| longer growing season, greater variety of plants |
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| Understand the effect of Georgia's mild climate on: Tourism |
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| attracts many tourists, lots of outdoor activities |
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| Examples of Georgia's products/goods/services |
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Peaches, pecans, Vidalia onions, chicken
Marble, kaolin, granite
carpet/textile manufacturing, tourism
ports of Savannah & Brunswick, MARTA (bus and train transportation in Atlanta for a lot of people), Hartsfield Airport |
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| Names of the 4 prehistoric Indian culture |
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Mississippian
Archaic
Paleo
Woodland |
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| Importance of: Oral traditions |
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| tribe history is passed down from one generation to another in stories |
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| Importance of: Burial mounds |
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| Shows they believe in life after death |
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| Importance of: Green Corn Ceremony |
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| most sacred ceremony (about forgiveness and thankfulness) |
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| Importance of: Agriculture |
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| planting own crops supplements their food source & allows them to stay in one place. |
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| Exploration: The "Northwest Passage" |
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| water route that leads to Asia (fabled shortcut) |
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| Exploration: Impact of ocean wind currents |
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| they allowed ships to travel faster |
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| Exploration: 1492= Columbus & San Salvador & Hispaniola (Near Cuba) |
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| DOESN'T DISCOVER NORTH AMERICA! He lands in the Bahamas (Caribbean), Cuba, and San Salvador |
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