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Chapter 1 Social Studies Lesson 1: States and Regions Lesson 2: The Land Lesson 3: Bodies of Water Lesson 4: Climate Lesson 5: The Environment 200 400 600 800 1000 Final Jeopardy Question

Topic 1: 200 Question: What do you call an area in which many features are similar? Answer A region Back

Topic 1: 400 Question: Name the three largest countries in North America Answer The US, Canada, and Mexico Back

Topic 1: 600 Question: 48 of the United States are next to each other or _____________ Answer contiguous Back

Topic 1: 800 Question: The country that sits directly north of the the United States Answer Canada Back

Topic 1: 1000 Question: The name of each region of the United States is based upon its __________. Answer location Back

Topic 2: 200 Question: What landform is a flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean Answer Coastal Plain Back

Topic 2: 400 Question: What has worn down the peaks of the Appalacian Mountains over time? Answer erosion Back

Topic 2: 600 Question: Which state includes a large part of the Great Basin? Answer Nevada Back

Topic 2: 800 Question: The tree-covered mountain range in eastern United States. Answer Appalachian Back

Topic 2: 1000 Question: The longest mountain range in the United States. Answer Rocky Mountains Back

Topic 3: 200 Question: What bodies of water did people build dams across to form reservoirs? Answer Rivers and streams Back

Topic 3: 400 Question: A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river. Answer tributary Back

Topic 3: 600 Question: Soil, plants, water, and minerals are all types of these. Answer Natural resources Back

Topic 3: 800 Question: The land drained by a river system Answer Drainage basin Back

Topic 3: 1000 Question: When there is a water shortage, this can be done to help crops grow. Water is brought in to a normally dry area. Answer Irrigation Back

Topic 4: 200 Question: Give one difference between the climate of the Northeast and the climate of the Southwest. Answer It’s colder It’s wetter Back

Topic 4: 400 Question: Talk it out: The Northeast has a very cold winter and a hot, wet summer. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of this type of climate. Answer Answers can vary. Back

Topic 4: 600 Question: What is the climate in the Southwest year round? Answer Hot and dry Back

Topic 4: 800 Question: The climate of a place depends on its distance from this line of latitude. Answer The Equator Back

Topic 4: 1000 Question: INSTANT WINNER-YOUR TEAM GETS 1000 POINTS Answer (The answer here!) Back

Topic 5: 200 Question: What type of features are things such as climate, water, and landforms? Answer Physical features Back

Topic 5: 400 Question: Half the land in the United States in used for this. Answer farming Back

Topic 5: 600 Question: Instant Winner! Your team gets 600 points!  Answer Back

Topic 5: 800 Question: Most of the mining in the United States takes place in which type of landform? Answer Mountain ranges Back

Topic 5: 1000 Question: The surroundings in which people, plants and animals live that can be affected by climate. Answer environment Back

Final Jeopardy: Question: What relationship between the earth and the sun causes the seasons to occur. Answer must be in a paragraph form. Answer … Back