Social Studies Jeopardy Economy History Geography People Government Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Geography ? This is…

$100 Answer from Geography What is Israel?

$200 Question from Geography If you traveled west from Afghanistan, you’d be in this country

$200 Answer from Geography What is Iran?

$300 Question from Geography These two important rivers flow mainly through this country in to the Persian Gulf

$300 Answer from Geography What is Iraq?

$400 Question from a Geography Due to the region’s water shortage, farmers must do this in order to grow crops

$400 Answer from Geography What is irrigate?

$500 Question from Geograpy The reason most countries CANNOT use desalination to supply water to their people

$500 Answer from Geography What is desalination is Too expensive for many countries?

$100 Question from History After the Ottoman Empire broke apart, this country controlled Palestine

$100 Answer from History What is Great Britain?

$200 Question from History The major problem with the new country borders drawn up by Britain and France after World War I

There were conflicts between Religious and ethnic groups in the $200 Answer from History There were conflicts between Religious and ethnic groups in the Newly created countries.

$300 Question from History This world peace-keeping organization created the new state of Israel in 1948

What is the United Nations? $300 Answer from History What is the United Nations?

$400 Question from History This country gained more land as a result of the Israeli War for Independence which Began in 1948

$400 Answer from History What is Israel?

$500 Question from History Conflict ????????????? Details Desert Storm Kuwait Saddam Hussein Oil Iraq Fill in the name of the conflict

$500 Answer from History What is Persian Gulf War?

$100 Question from People? My religion was founded by Abraham. I worship in a synagogue and read this sacred text

$100 Answer from People? What is the Torah?

The reason that Islam split into Sunni and Shia sects $200 Question from People? The reason that Islam split into Sunni and Shia sects

disagreement over who should Become the next leader/how $200 Answer from People? What is there was a disagreement over who should Become the next leader/how Leader should be determined?

$300 Question from People? A person who studies the Qur’an, fasts during the holy month of Ramadan, and will one day make the journey to Mecca where their religion was founded is known as …

$300 Answer from What am I? What is Muslim?

$400 Question from People? An ethnic group of over 20 million people who live in mountains regions of Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran and have been fighting for a country of their own since the end of WWI

$400 Answer from People Who are the Kurds?

$500 Question from People Most people in Southwest Asia tend to live near these…

What is near water source or along coasts? (body of water) $500 Answer from People What is near water source or along coasts? (body of water)

$100 Question from Government Presidential and parliamentary Democracies have this in common

$100 Answer from Government What is citizens can vote In democratic elections?

$200 Question from Government In a parliamentary democracy, the head of government must first be elected to this branch

$200 Answer from Government What is legislative branch?

$300 Question from Government Prime minister runs government Citizens have the MOST political freedom Knesset is legislature *These describe which country’s government system

$300 Answer from Government What is Israel?

$400 Question from Government Turkey’s citizens voted to change from a ______ democracy to a _______ democracy which takes place in 2019.

$400 Answer from Government What is parliamentary To a presidential? Yes, you must have both in the correct order – or NO POINTS FOR YOU!

$500 Question from Government The position that holds the most political power in Israel is …

$500 Answer from Government What is the prime minister?

$100 Question from Economy A country focuses on using available resources to produce what they can and then trades with other countries for goods that they need. This is called….

What is specialization? $100 Answer from Economy What is specialization?

$200 Question from Economy! In most countries, there is a combination of free market and some level of government control which is known as a ___________

$200 Answer from Economy What is mixed economy?

$300 Question from Economy Due to its lack of resources, this country develops and manufactures advanced technology

$300 Answer from Economy What is Israel?

$400 Question from Economy If OPEC reduces the amount of oil members can produce, this will happen to the price of oil…

$400 Answer from Economy What is prices go up?

$500 Question from Economy Tell which letter Israel, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia represent on the continuum

$500 Answer from Economy! What is A – Turkey B – Saudi Arabia C – Israel Yes, you must have ALL answers correct, or NO POINTS FOR YOU

Final Jeopardy Palestinians do not have a country of their own, but do have partial self-rule in these two areas

West Bank and Gaza (Strip) Final Jeopardy Answer West Bank and Gaza (Strip) Yes, you must have ALL answers correct, or NO POINTS FOR YOU