2. Social Studies Jeopardy Chapter 2

3. 10 Points An area of land that has certain special features that set it apart from other areas. Answer: Region

4. 10 Points A tree with large leaves that turn color and fall off each autumn Answer: broadleaf trees

5. 10 Points A tree with very thin, narrow leaves Answer: Needleleaf tree

6. 10 Points The weather that a region usually has year after year Answer: climate

7. 10 Points The line that makes the outer edge of a region Answer: border

8. 20 Points Why might one place be part of many different regions? Answer: Regions overlap

9. 20 Points Why are borders sometimes hard to see without looking at a map Answer: They’re invisible

10. 20 Points Which feature makes the Southeast a region? Warm temperature or grizzly bears? Answer: Warm temperatures

11. 20 Points True or False – Any feature can define a region. Answer: True

12. 30 Points When identifying the location of a place which comes first, longitude or latitude? Answer: Latitude

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

14. 30 Points How many regions does our book divide the U.S into? Answer: Five

15. 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

16. 40 Points What kinds of features help determine a region? (name 2) Answer: rainfall, temperature, plant life, animal life, speech

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

18. 40 Points Name 3 things that can be a border. Answer: fence, ocean, lake, river, mountain, imaginary line

19. 40 Points Name 2 other regions that a city block might belong. Answer: neighborhood, school district, city, county, state, country

20. 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

21. 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)