1. M.Y.A. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Geography Africa Ancient Egypt First
People
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Final Jeopardy

2. Geography - $100 What are the five themes of geography?
Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, and Place.
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3. Geography - $200
If someone told you their house is located, “across the street from the deli,” they would be telling you their house’s what?
Relative location.

4. Geography - $300
Loggers in Maine forcing wildlife to relocate due to clear cutting sections of a forest is an example of which theme of geography?
Human-Environment Interaction.
Can you give an example of the environment affecting human actions?

5. Geography - $400
What are the two ways geographers can pinpoint the absolute location of a place?
Coordinates (latitude and longitude) and addresses (196 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561).

6. Geography - $500
A region is a group of places that share common features. What is a place?
An area that contains both human and natural features that distinguish it from another area.

7. Africa - $100
Many ships sail up and down the Hudson River. How come ships cannot use rivers to sail from the interior of Africa to the sea?
Cataracts interrupt the rivers’ flow.

8. Africa - $200
What gigantic physical feature larger than the United States takes up most of North Africa?
The Sahara Desert.

9. Africa - $300
Many countries in Africa are trying to protect their people against economic hardship. What can be done to the economy to accomplish this and what does this word mean?
Diversify – to add variety.

10. Africa - $400
Africa has many large rivers. What are the smaller streams that flow in to these rivers known as?
Tributaries.

11. Africa - $500
Name three major rivers we studied in Africa other than the Nile River.
Congo, Zambezi, and Niger.

12. Ancient Egypt - $100
What river gave the ancient Egyptians many gifts and allowed the civilization to thrive by creating rich farmland in the valley?
The Nile River – EVERYONE BETTER KNOW THIS!!!

13. Ancient Egypt - $200
Ancient Egypt had several different social classes. Which social class had the most people?
Slaves, farmers, unskilled workers, lower class, etc.

14. Ancient Egypt - $300
A plant that grew on the banks of the Nile River used for making many everyday objects, such as paper.
Papyrus.

15. Ancient Egypt - $400
What is the ancient form of Egyptian picture writing?
Hieroglyphics.

16. Ancient Egypt - $500
Name any achievement of the ancient Egyptians and explain why it was so important.
Any achievement with an explanation works.

17. First People - $100
People who hunted and gathered their food were known to live in the ______________ period.
Paleolithic.

18. First People - $200
What do we call people who move from one place to another in search of animals and food?
Nomadic.

19. First People - $300
Also known as the New Stone Age, this time period refers to when people lived in agricultural villages.
Neolithic.

20. First People - $400 What event separates pre-history from history?
The invention of writing.

21. First People - $500 Fill in the blanks:
Strong agricultural villages developed a __________ ____________, which meant people no longer spent all of their time looking for food. This led to the idea of ______ __________, where people would carry out only one specific occupation or line of work.
Food surplus; job specialization.

22. Asia - $100
What is the name of the brownish, yellow, and very fertile soil that is found in parts of Asia?
Loess.

23. Asia - $200 Japan is an example of one of these groups of islands.
Archipelago.

24. Asia - $300
A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water is considered to be a _______________.
Peninsula.

25. Asia - $400
What are the super strong winds called that drastically affect the climate of East and Southeast Asia?
Monsoons.

26. Asia - $500
What part of Asia do we see the highest population density? Explain why.
Lowland and coastal areas. Explanation required.

27. Final Jeopardy
Give an example of a physical feature in a place we have studied (Africa or Asia) and how it affected how people live there.
Variety of answers. Points only go to complete answers.