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2. 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
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Final Jeopardy Question

3. Topic 1: 200
Question:
What do you call an area in which many features are similar?
Answer
A region
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4. Topic 1: 400
Question:
Name the three largest countries in North America
Answer
The US, Canada, and Mexico
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5. Topic 1: 600
Question:
48 of the United States are next to each other or _____________
Answer
contiguous
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6. Topic 1: 800
Question: The country that sits directly north of the the United States
Answer
Canada
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7. Topic 1: 1000
Question: The name of each region of the United States is based upon its __________.
Answer
location
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8. Topic 2: 200
Question:
What landform is a flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean
Answer
Coastal Plain
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9. Topic 2: 400
Question:
What has worn down the peaks of the Appalacian Mountains over time?
Answer
erosion
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10. Topic 2: 600
Question:
Which state includes a large part of the Great Basin?
Answer
Nevada
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11. Topic 2: 800
Question: The tree-covered mountain range in eastern United States.
Answer
Appalachian
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12. Topic 2: 1000
Question:
The longest mountain range in the United States.
Answer
Rocky Mountains
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13. Topic 3: 200
Question:
What bodies of water did people build dams across to form reservoirs?
Answer
Rivers and streams
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14. Topic 3: 400
Question:
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
Answer
tributary
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15. Topic 3: 600
Question:
Soil, plants, water, and minerals are all types of these.
Answer
Natural resources
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16. Topic 3: 800 Question: The land drained by a river system Answer
Drainage basin
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17. 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
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18. 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
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19. 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.
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20. Topic 4: 600
Question:
What is the climate in the Southwest year round?
Answer
Hot and dry
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21. Topic 4: 800
Question:
The climate of a place depends on its distance from this line of latitude.
Answer
The Equator
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22. Topic 4: 1000 Question: INSTANT WINNER-YOUR TEAM GETS 1000 POINTS
Answer
(The answer here!)
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23. Topic 5: 200
Question:
What type of features are things such as climate, water, and landforms?
Answer
Physical features
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24. Topic 5: 400
Question:
Half the land in the United States in used for this.
Answer
farming
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25. Topic 5: 600 Question: Instant Winner! Your team gets 600 points! 
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26. Topic 5: 800
Question:
Most of the mining in the United States takes place in which type of landform?
Answer
Mountain ranges
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27. Topic 5: 1000
Question:
The surroundings in which people, plants and animals live that can be affected by climate.
Answer
environment
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28. Final Jeopardy: Question:
What relationship between the earth and the sun causes the seasons to occur. Answer must be in a paragraph form.
Answer …
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