Georgia's Climate and Weather — Unit test

Question 6 • CCPS Georgia Studies 8 (45.00900) YL IC

Why did cities develop along Georgia’s fall line?

Answer

People moved along the fall line so they could have easy access to the Atlantic Ocean.

People started early trading centers at the point on the fall line where the rivers could not be navigated.

People settled along the fall line because they preferred the fresh air of the mountains.

People moved along the fall line because it provided protection from outside attack.

Explanation

Georgia’s fall line marks where rivers descend from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain, creating rapids that made further travel by boat difficult. Traders and travelers had to stop there, so early trading centers grew at those river crossings. Choice B correctly identifies the point where rivers could no longer be navigated as the reason cities developed.

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