GA History Exemption Exam (Georgia
Southern) Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
5 major regions of Georgia
Answer:
Costal Plain
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Plateau
Ridge + Valley
Question:
Costal Plain
Answer:
Also called "Pine Barrens"
Question:
Stretches from the Atlantic ocean 150 miles inland
land is flat and sandy
covers 60% of the state
Piedmont
,Answer:
Question:
Also called "foothills"
upland or upcountry
covers 30% of the state
characterized by rolling hills, most fertile and most populous region
Blue Ridge
Answer:
Question:
located in the northeast
tallest mountains in the state + rocky slopes
Plateau
Answer:
Question:
northwest, both flat and gentle slopping
smallest region in the state
Ridge + Valley
Answer:
located between Plateau and Blue Ridge
Question:
,rich soils growth of various hardwoods and land for pasture
Describe the lives of the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period.
Answer:
lived
near rivers, long growing seasons and large deer populations
more agriculture = more population and permeant settlements
Question:
Where did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period live?
Answer:
houses
made out of clay
caused them to be called mound builders
Question:
What type of society did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period
have?
Answer:
several villages under a single chief, society was hierarchical
Question:
What did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period eat?
Answer:
deer, bean,
corn and squash
, Question:
Which Europeans were the first to arrive in what is now Georgia and who led
this expedition? -
Answer:
Spanish
Hernando de Soto
Question:
In what areas of eastern Georgia did the Spanish first establish a presence?
Answer:
Costal
Question:
What impact did the Spanish have on the Native Americans?
Answer:
1/3 population
died in the first year due to smallpox or measles
Question:
What become of those Native Americans that Survived Spanish diseases?
Answer:
Became the Creek or Cherokee Indians
Southern) Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
5 major regions of Georgia
Answer:
Costal Plain
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Plateau
Ridge + Valley
Question:
Costal Plain
Answer:
Also called "Pine Barrens"
Question:
Stretches from the Atlantic ocean 150 miles inland
land is flat and sandy
covers 60% of the state
Piedmont
,Answer:
Question:
Also called "foothills"
upland or upcountry
covers 30% of the state
characterized by rolling hills, most fertile and most populous region
Blue Ridge
Answer:
Question:
located in the northeast
tallest mountains in the state + rocky slopes
Plateau
Answer:
Question:
northwest, both flat and gentle slopping
smallest region in the state
Ridge + Valley
Answer:
located between Plateau and Blue Ridge
Question:
,rich soils growth of various hardwoods and land for pasture
Describe the lives of the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period.
Answer:
lived
near rivers, long growing seasons and large deer populations
more agriculture = more population and permeant settlements
Question:
Where did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period live?
Answer:
houses
made out of clay
caused them to be called mound builders
Question:
What type of society did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period
have?
Answer:
several villages under a single chief, society was hierarchical
Question:
What did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period eat?
Answer:
deer, bean,
corn and squash
, Question:
Which Europeans were the first to arrive in what is now Georgia and who led
this expedition? -
Answer:
Spanish
Hernando de Soto
Question:
In what areas of eastern Georgia did the Spanish first establish a presence?
Answer:
Costal
Question:
What impact did the Spanish have on the Native Americans?
Answer:
1/3 population
died in the first year due to smallpox or measles
Question:
What become of those Native Americans that Survived Spanish diseases?
Answer:
Became the Creek or Cherokee Indians
