Georgia Studies Vocabulary - On Going List.

fall line

the line connecting the places where streams emerge from the uplands onto lowlands usually marked by waterfalls or rapids

Creek Indians

•lived in south and west GA where land was very fertile •loose confederation of tribes •separated into Upper and Lower

Mississippian Indians

the last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale farmers and mound builders who traded throughout North America

Culture

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

Savannah River

A major river in Georgia that serves as the GA-SC border, is important to shipping, and along which the first English settlements in Georgia were.

Appalachian Mountains

A mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico

Valley and Ridge Region

Between Blue Ridge and Appalachian Plateau, home to textile factories, large valleys

archeologist

A person who looks for bones, tools, and artifacts from people who lived long ago to find out how people lived then

Chiefdom

A societal grouping governed by a chief who typically relies on generosity, ritual status, or charisma rather than force to win obedience from the people.

artifact

An object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period

humid subtropical climate

Georgia's climate characterized by four seasons with hot/humid summers, mild winters. Most precipitation in the form of rain and snow are in the higher elevations. Climate helps develop the state's tourism and agricultural industries.

Piedmont Region

Georgia's most populated region known for its red clay; also known as "foot of the mountains"

Blue ridge Region

Georgia's northeastern region; receives more rainfall than any other region; many major rivers begin here.

Appalachian Plateau

Georgia's smallest region located in the northeastern corner of the state

Chattahoochee River

Makes up most of the western boundary with AL, Water source for the state

Southeast region (states)

Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas

Cherokee Indian

North American Indians of Iroquoian lineage who constituted one of the largest politically integrated tribes at the time of European colonization of the Americas. Their name is derived from a Creek word meaning "people of different speech"; many prefer to be known as Keetoowah or Tsalagi.

Coastal Plain Region

The Coastal Plain Region is located south of the Piedmont Region and south of the fall line in GA.

Lower Creek Indians

The Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe is a state-recognized tribe located in Grady County on the southwest border of Georgia.

treaty

a formally concluded and ratified agreement between cultural groups or countries.

Confederation

an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.

Barrier Islands

low, narrow, sandy islands that form offshore from a coastline. 14 "Sea Islands" off the coast of Georgia protect the mainland from wind and water erosion; site of many tourist locations and attractions; navigate trade through intra-coastal waterways.