2. Jeopardy Climate Population Economy Into The Future… Landforms Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

3. $100 Question from H1 What is the climate of the Western Coast of California?

4. $100 Answer from H1 Hot and moderately wet (Because of the Rain Shadow)

5. $200 Question from H1 Explain why the climate of Mississippi is Hot and Wet.

6. $200 Answer from H1 It is hot because has a lower latitude and it is wet because it is positioned next to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

7. $300 Question from H1 Compare and contrast the climates of Seattle and Miami. Explain why they have the climates they have.

8. $300 Answer from H1 A.Seattle’s climate is wet because of the Pacific Ocean to the West and the mountains to the East which cause a strong rain shadow effect. It is cool or temperate (either will be accepted) because of its higher latitude. B. Miami is wet because it is located on a large body of warm water, the Atlantic. It is hot because of its low latitude.

9. $400 Question from H1 Davenport and Chicago are fairly close and have almost the same latitude. Yet, their average temperatures are almost 2 degrees different. What could account for this?

10. $400 Answer from H1 Chicago sits on Lake Michigan which gives it a milder climate.

11. $500 Question from H1 What is the climate of the Western border of Southern California? Explain why it has this climate.

12. $500 Answer from H1 It is hot due to it’s latitude. It is dry because it is on the eastern side of a mountain range which blocks precipitation from the nearby Pacific Ocean.

13. $100 Question from H2 Of the four regions, which one is the least densely populated overall?

14. $100 Answer from H2 The West

15. $200 Question from H2 Where in the Midwest is population the densest? Why?

16. $200 Answer from H2 In the eastern part where manufacturing plays a key role in the economy. Manufacturing employs more people than farming. Transportation also played a key role (The Great Lakes)

17. $300 Question from H2 How has farming technology (tractors, the steel plow, combines, bio engineered crob hybrids) affected urbanization in this country?

18. $300 Answer from H2 As Farming technology improved, less people were needed in the agriculture industry. Many moved to cities in search of manufacturing jobs.

19. $400 Question from H2 Where is population the densest in this country? Why?

20. $400 Answer from H2 The Northeast. This was one of the earliest industrial centers in the US because of its location near transportation routes (the Atlantic Ocean, Hudson River, Great Lakes) The growth of industry brought people looking for jobs.

21. $500 Question from H2 Give an economic reason for population growth within the sunbelt.

22. $500 Answer from H2 Large manufacturers are beginning to locate in areas with nicer weather and lower operating costs. The Sunbelt provides an alternative to the cold and expensive “Rustbelt.” With manufacturers come jobs, with jobs come people.

23. $100 Question from H3 Where in this country is commercial fishing an important industry? Why?

24. $100 Answer from H3 Near the coasts/Great Lakes. Because there are fish there.

25. $200 Question from H3 Why is livestock raising a dominant industry in much of the West?

26. $200 Answer from H3 Because there are few natural resources in many areas of the West besides grass for grazing.

27. $300 Question from H3 Which industry employs more people in Iowa: Commercial Farming or Manufacturing

28. $300 Answer from H3 Manufacturing. Farming may make more money for the state, but more people work in manufacturing.

29. $400 Question from H3 What is the primary economic activity of the Northeast and eastern Midwest. What natural resources helped that industry to dominate in that area?

30. $400 Answer from H3 Manufacturing. Water. In these areas, water was abundant to be used for transportation (Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes, Hudson River,) or power generation (early manufacturing was powered by rivers which are abundant in this area).

31. $500 Question from H3 In the last 25 years of the 1900’s, ____________industries began replacing secondary industries as the primary employers of people in the US.

32. $500 Answer from H3 Tertiary Industries DAILY DOUBLE: For an extra $500, Give three examples of jobs in tertiary industries.

33. $100 Question from H4 Why has the number of manufacturing jobs in the US been declining since 1972, while manufacturing output continues to go up?

34. $100 Answer from H4 Technology. Plants need less workers to do the same amount of work.

35. $200 Question from H4 By 2043, non-Hispanic Whites will no longer be a majority in this country. Does this mean the white population is shrinking? Why or why not?

36. $200 Answer from H4 No. Whites will be less than 50 percent of the total, but will still number about the same. The percentage goes down because the population total goes up.

37. $300 Question from H4 Which race/ethnic group is projected to grow the fastest in the next 35 years? What is the main cause of this expected increase?

38. $300 Answer from H4 Hispanic Whites. Immigration.

39. $400 Question from H4 Compared to today, in 2050, the US population will be larger, more diverse and _____________. Give one reason why OR one problem this creates.

40. $400 Answer from H4 Older. Better Health Technology OR Social Security not functioning anymore.

41. $500 Question from H4 What industry is projected to replace the tertiary industry as we move into the future?

42. $500 Answer from H4 Quaternary Daily Double: For an extra $500, give 3 examples of jobs in Quaternary industries.

43. $100 Question from H5 What body of water does the Mississippi River Watershed drain into?

44. $100 Answer from H5 Gulf of Mexico

45. $200 Question from H5 Name all 5 Great Lakes

46. $200 Answer from H5 Huron Michigan Superior Ontario Eerie

47. $300 Question from H5 What are the two dominant physical landforms of the South?

48. $300 Answer from H5 The coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains

49. $400 Question from H5 What is the Continental Divide and what is it?

50. $400 Answer from H5 The Rocky Mountains. Divides which Ocean waters will flow into.

51. $500 Question from H5 List 3 major river systems that flow into the Mississippi River as part of the Mississippi River Watershed.

52. $500 Answer from H5 Your Text Here

53. Final Jeopardy What term is used to describe the band of Cities in the Northeast that have grown into one another?

54. Final Jeopardy Answer Megalopolis