GCSU Georgia History Exam
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
Mountains
Answer:
Mountain ranges: Appalachian and Blue ridge. Located in N GA
Question:
*Highest point is Brasstown Bald
The Piedmont
Answer:
A plateau region that lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains
and the Upper Coastal Plain
Question:
*the southeastern boundary is the fall line
Fall line
Answer:
,A gently sloping region that rapidly loses elevation from North to
South
Question:
Vegetation North and South of Fall line
Answer:
longleaf pine forests, swamp forest,
tidal marshes are found south of the fall line. Found in coastal areas.
Question:
-deciduous hardwood forsts, including oak and hickories are native of the
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Answer:
Located South of the fall lone (Macon, Augusta, Columbus)
-Contains some of the oldest soil in GA
-Coast consists of barrier islands called sea islands
Question:
-Mostly comprised of beach and dune sand
Major GA Rivers
Answer:
Question:
, Savannah, Chattahoochee, Suwanee, Oconee, and Ocmulgee
Time Periods
Answer:
Question:
Prehistory
Answer:
PaleoIndian
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
Question:
PaleoIndian Period
Answer:
11000 BC- 8000 BC
-Initial human settlement of GA took place during the end of the Ice Age
-Sea levels were 200 ft higher
-Rising temps'
-Evolution of flora and fauna
-Split into Early, Middle, and Late with each period contributing to advances
in projectile
weaponry.
-Mostly hunter-gatherers with some large established base camps. Would
move on when local
resources were exhausted.
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
Mountains
Answer:
Mountain ranges: Appalachian and Blue ridge. Located in N GA
Question:
*Highest point is Brasstown Bald
The Piedmont
Answer:
A plateau region that lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains
and the Upper Coastal Plain
Question:
*the southeastern boundary is the fall line
Fall line
Answer:
,A gently sloping region that rapidly loses elevation from North to
South
Question:
Vegetation North and South of Fall line
Answer:
longleaf pine forests, swamp forest,
tidal marshes are found south of the fall line. Found in coastal areas.
Question:
-deciduous hardwood forsts, including oak and hickories are native of the
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Answer:
Located South of the fall lone (Macon, Augusta, Columbus)
-Contains some of the oldest soil in GA
-Coast consists of barrier islands called sea islands
Question:
-Mostly comprised of beach and dune sand
Major GA Rivers
Answer:
Question:
, Savannah, Chattahoochee, Suwanee, Oconee, and Ocmulgee
Time Periods
Answer:
Question:
Prehistory
Answer:
PaleoIndian
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
Question:
PaleoIndian Period
Answer:
11000 BC- 8000 BC
-Initial human settlement of GA took place during the end of the Ice Age
-Sea levels were 200 ft higher
-Rising temps'
-Evolution of flora and fauna
-Split into Early, Middle, and Late with each period contributing to advances
in projectile
weaponry.
-Mostly hunter-gatherers with some large established base camps. Would
move on when local
resources were exhausted.
