7. Explain why Georgia's coastal islands are called barrier islands. a. During the American Revolution, the islands acted as barriers delaying the British b. Coral reefs form a priſtective barrier around the islands, C. European explorer Sir Edmund Barrier discovered the islands in 1642. d. The islands protect the mainland coast from ocean winds and waves. conridered a rernurre found in Georgia's Coastal

97 points what types of changes have been made in the united states to protect people from earthquakes? a. communities are no longer located along fault lines. b. building codes ensure that structures can withstand shaking. c. warnings go off when an earthquake is expected, and people evacuate the area. d. barriers have been built to prevent flooding by a tsunami.

Congress checks on the power of the presidency by overriding a presidential reversal or veto. debating the bill in both of the houses. making laws without presidential review. sending the bill back to several committees

Marian recently made the decision to try to re-wallpaper her own kitchen—which was a mistake given her personality! to compound the mistake, she selected a complex wallpaper pattern that included flowers and trees. each time she put one strip of paper on the wall, she became increasingly upset if there was not a perfect match from the pattern of one strip to the next. if one flower was off by as much as one-tenth of an inch, she would tear down the strip, remove the excess paste, and try again with the next strip. over eight hours after she started this job, she has only succeeded at putting up six strips of wallpaper, which covered about 10 percent of the room in which she was working. marian may suffer from personality disorder.