JeopardyClimate Population Economy

Into The Future… Landforms

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1

What is the climate of the Western Coast of California?

$100 Answer from H1

Hot and moderately wet(Because of the Rain Shadow)

$200 Question from H1

Explain why the climate of Mississippi is Hot and Wet.

$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.

$300 Question from H1

Compare and contrast the climates of Seattle and Miami. Explain why they have the climates they have.

$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.

$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?

$400 Answer from H1

Chicago sits on Lake Michigan which gives it a milder climate.

$500 Question from H1

What is the climate of the Western border of Southern California? Explain why it has this climate.

$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.

$100 Question from H2

Of the four regions, which one is the least densely populated overall?

$100 Answer from H2

The West

$200 Question from H2

Where in the Midwest is population the densest? Why?

$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)

$300 Question from H2

How has farming technology (tractors, the steel plow, combines, bio engineered crob hybrids) affected urbanization in this country?

$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.

$400 Question from H2

Where is population the densest in this country? Why?

$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.

$500 Question from H2

Give an economic reason for population growth within the sunbelt.

$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.

$100 Question from H3

Where in this country is commercial fishing an important industry? Why?

$100 Answer from H3

Near the coasts/Great Lakes. Because there are fish there.

$200 Question from H3

Why is livestock raising a dominant industry in much of the West?

$200 Answer from H3

Because there are few natural resources in many areas of the West besides grass for grazing.

$300 Question from H3

Which industry employs more people in Iowa: Commercial Farming or Manufacturing

$300 Answer from H3

Manufacturing. Farming may make more money for the state, but more people work in manufacturing.

$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?

$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).

$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.

$500 Answer from H3

Tertiary Industries

DAILY DOUBLE: For an extra $500, Give three examples of jobs in tertiary industries.

$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?

$100 Answer from H4

Technology. Plants need less workers to do the same amount of work.

$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?

$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.

$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?

$300 Answer from H4

Hispanic Whites. Immigration.

$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.

$400 Answer from H4

Older. Better Health Technology OR Social Security not functioning anymore.

$500 Question from H4

What industry is projected to replace the tertiary industry as we move into the future?

$500 Answer from H4

Quaternary

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

$100 Question from H5

What body of water does the Mississippi River Watershed drain into?

$100 Answer from H5

Gulf of Mexico

$200 Question from H5

Name all 5 Great Lakes

$200 Answer from H5

HuronMichiganSuperiorOntarioEerie

$300 Question from H5

What are the two dominant physical landforms of the South?

$300 Answer from H5

The coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains

$400 Question from H5

What is the Continental Divide and what is it?

$400 Answer from H5

The Rocky Mountains. Divides which Ocean waters will flow into.

$500 Question from H5

List 3 major river systems that flow into the Mississippi River as part of the Mississippi River Watershed.

$500 Answer from H5

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Final Jeopardy

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

Final Jeopardy Answer

Megalopolis