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Georgia History flash cards
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History
8th Grade
08/18/2009

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Location:

Relative location

Definition

 

 

a general area that a point is in

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Absolute location

Definition

 

A certain vary precise point on a map or in the world.

(see longitude and latitude) 

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Region

Definition

 

 

An indefinite location of Georgia 

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Nation

 

Definition

 

Georgia is a small state that is ruled under a single state and federal government

 

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Continent

 

Definition

 

Georgia is a state in the continent of North America. There are seven(7) Continents

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Hemisphere

Definition

Georgia is in the northern Hemisphere. the world is divided into four(4) different Hemispheres.

North, South, East, and West

Term

Five Regions of Georgia:

Blue Ridge Mountains

Definition
A mountain range that starts in Georgia and ends in Pennsylvania. well known for its blue color when seen from afar.
Term

Five Regions of Georgia:

Valley and Ridge

Definition
a province in between the Appalachian plateau and the blue ridge provinces. also stretching from Georgia all the way to southeast New York  
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Five Regions of Georgia:

Appalachian Plateau

 

Definition

 

The province the farthest West. this province also starts in Georgia and continues to New York

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Five Regions of Georgia:

Peidmont

 

Definition
The province between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains. the Piedmont province reaches from Alabama, through Georgia and to New Jersey
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Five Regions of Georgia:

Coastal Plain

 

Definition
A flat stretch of land that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is two thousand two hundred(2,200) miles long and stretches from New York trough Mexico to the Yucatan Penninsula 
Term

History:

A.D. / B.C.

Definition

A.D.- "After Death" or "Anno domine"

example- 1 A.D.- 2009 A.D.

B.C.- "Before Christ"

example- 200 B.C.- 1 B.C.

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Decade

Definition

 

 

A period of Ten(10) years

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History

Definition
the continuum of events in succession leading from the past to the present and even to the future.
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Centennial

Definition

 

the completion or passing of one hundred(100) years

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Bicentennial

Definition

 

the Completion or passing of two hundred(200) years

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Hypothesis

Definition

 

 

An educated guess

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History:

Primary Source

Definition
A first hand account of events in history such as an original document or a Human Memory
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Secondary Source

Definition
a copy of an original document. such as  a biography of someone or a replica of a document
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History:

Paleo Indians

 

Definition
the first peoples to enter and inhabit the American continent during the final glacial episodes of the late pleistocene. 
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