Social Studies Jeopardy Chapter 2

10 Points An area of land that has certain special features that set it apart from other areas. Answer: Region

10 Points A tree with large leaves that turn color and fall off each autumn Answer: broadleaf trees

10 Points A tree with very thin, narrow leaves Answer: Needleleaf tree

10 Points The weather that a region usually has year after year Answer: climate

10 Points The line that makes the outer edge of a region Answer: border

20 Points Why might one place be part of many different regions? Answer: Regions overlap

20 Points Why are borders sometimes hard to see without looking at a map Answer: They’re invisible

20 Points Which feature makes the Southeast a region? Warm temperature or grizzly bears? Answer: Warm temperatures

20 Points True or False – Any feature can define a region. Answer: True

30 Points When identifying the location of a place which comes first, longitude or latitude? Answer: Latitude

Which 2 of the following are part of a region’s geography? Climate, government, speech, land Answer: climate and land

30 Points How many regions does our book divide the U.S into? Answer: Five

30 Points Which 2 of the following are a part of a region’s geography? Plant life, land use, nation, clothing Answer: plant life and land use

40 Points What kinds of features help determine a region? (name 2) Answer: rainfall, temperature, plant life, animal life, speech

Geography is the study of what? (name 3 things) Answer: land, water, plants, animals, climate

40 Points Name 3 things that can be a border. Answer: fence, ocean, lake, river, mountain, imaginary line

40 Points Name 2 other regions that a city block might belong. Answer: neighborhood, school district, city, county, state, country

40 Points How do the features of a region influence how people make a living there? Answer: It determines how people use the land – some land is good for farming or hunting, trees for logging, rivers provide water power and transportation

Final Jeopardy Name 3 regions of the United States. Pick 1 region and describe 3 features. Answer: Northeast (cool, forests, many cities, factories, people) Southeast (costal plains, mountains, fish, timber, coal, rich farmland, warm, rainy) Midwest (flat land, farming, temperature extremes) Southwest (dry, few trees, few cities) West (redwood trees, mountains, mild climate along coast)