Oakland Elementary Edition

Geography

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question Geography

What does climate mean?

a. A natural feature of Earth’s surface.

b. What the weather is like on one day.

c. The weather of a place over a long period of time.

d. The way people buy, sell, and use goods and services.

$100 Answer Geography

c. The weather of a place over a long period of time.

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$200 Question Geography

States in the southern half of the country have a warmer climate than northern states. (You can conclude from this information that )

a.Southern states are on the oceans.

b.Southern states are closer to the equator.

c.Northern states are closer to the equator.

d.Northern states are closer to the mountains.

$200 Answer Geography

b. Southern states are closer to the equator.

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$300 Question Geography

Some of the resources in nature are renewable. These are resources that can be replaced. Other resources are nonrenewable. These resources cannot be replaced. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?a.Oil

b.Fish

c.Trees

d.Running water

$300 Answer Geography

a. Oil

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$400 Question Geography

Geographers study how people live in and use the environment. What does environment mean?

a.A very large landmass.

b.The water, land, and air around us.

c.A forest in which many animals live.

d.A region with many natural resources.

$400 Answer Geography

b. The water, land, and air around us.

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$500 Question Geography

Two cities are in the same state. What else can you infer about the cities?

a.The cities are in the same region.b.The cities are less than a mile apart.c.The cities are in a mountainous region.d.The cities are in two different countries.

$500 Answer Geography

a. The cities are in the same region.

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$100 Question Economics

What is an opportunity cost?

a. Protection and wise use of natural resources.

b. The thing people use to produce goods and services.

c. Not having as much of something as people would like.

d. The thing you give when you decide to do or have something else.

$100 Answer Economics

d. The thing you give up when you decide to do or have something else.

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Daily Double Question

Cotton grows best in the good soil and warm climate of the south. From this statement, you can conclude that

a.Cotton clothing is scarce.

b.Southern framers grow cotton.

c.Southerners have used cotton.

d.Northern farmers try to grow cotton.

Daily Double Answer

b. Southern farmers grow cotton.

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$300 Question Economics

A region can be defined by its resources. Most regions have a lot of certain resources and less of others. How do regions solve the problem of a lack of resources?a.They are careful not to share.

b.They trade with other regions.

c.They try to join another region.

d.They produce more goods and services.

$300 Answer Economics

b. They trade with other regions.

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$400 Question Economics

What is an export?

a.An industry.b.A voluntary exchange.c.A product sent to another country and sold.d.A product brought into one country from another.

$400 Answer Economics

c. A product sent to another country and sold.

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$500 Question Economics

Many plantation owners became wealthy by growing and selling tobacco and rice.(Which main idea is best supported by this detail?)a.Southern colonists grew cash crops in the tidewater.b.The growing season was short in the New England Colonies.c.Crops grew well in the Middle Colonies because of the fertile soil.d.The geography of the Southern Colonies was different from New England and the Middle Colonies.

$500 Answer Economics

a. Southern colonists grew cash crops in the tidewater.

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$100 Question Vocabulary

What does migration mean?

a.A type of land bridge.b.The flow of resources among tribes.c.Movement from one region to another.d.A shift in the position of the continents.

$100 Answer Vocabulary

c. Movement from one region to another.

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$200 Question Vocabulary

Which best describes a clan?

a.A large group of relatives.b.A small group of village leaders.c.A group of people living in a village.d.A group of people who gather food

together.

$200 Answer Vocabulary

a. A large group of relatives.

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$300 Question Vocabulary

Which is a synonym for potlatch?

a.Feastb.Canoec.Whale huntd.competition

$300 Answer Vocabulary

a. Feast

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$400 Question Vocabulary

What is a nomad?

a.A farmer.b.Someone who lives in a city or a town.c.Someone who does not live in one place.d.Someone who settles in a small village.

$400 Answer Vocabulary

c. Someone who does not live in one place.

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$500 Question Vocabulary

What is a synonym for hacienda?

a.Large farm.b.Violent uprising.c.Farming methods.d.Religious community.

$500 Answer Vocabulary

a. Large farm.

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$100 Question Native Americans

The Hopi began living in present-day Arizona before 1350. In which region did the Hopi live?a.Plainsb.Southeast.c.Southwest.d.Northwest.

$100 Answer Native Americans

C. Southwest

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$200 Question Native Americans

The Kwakiutl were a large American Indian group in the Pacific Northwest. Their way of life was similar to that of other Northwest peoples. They built their villages near the coast to make hunting and gathering food easier. What was one main source of food for the Kwakiutl? a.Fishb.Cornc.Cedard.Squash

$200 Answer Native Americans

c. Fish

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$300 Question Native Americans

Around 9,000 years ago, some Paleo-Indian began to use agriculture to feed themselves. Scientists think that people in present-day Mexico were the first people in the Americas to practice agriculture. What is one way that agriculture changed Paleo-Indians’ lives?

a.They began staying in one place.b.They began to hunt smaller animals.c.They moved more often than before. d.They fished and gathered wild plants.

$300 Answer Native Americans

a. They began staying in one place.

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$400 Question Native Americans

The Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippians were among the earliest people to create large, complex villages in North America. These civilizations are called the a.Inca b.Inuitc.Kwakiutld.Mound Builders

$400 Answer Native Americans

d. Mound Builders

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$500 Question Native Americans

At the time the Aztec civilization lived in central Mexico, groups of American Indians has settled in almost every region of the continent. These groups adapted to different environments and developed their own cultures. Which Americans Indian group lived in Alaska, Canada, and Greenland?a.Inuit

b.Aztec

c.Woodlawn

d.Muscogee Creek

$500 Answer Native Americans

a. Inuit

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$100 Question Native Americans too

The Hopi are among the oldest American Indian groups in the Southwest. They began living in present-day Arizona before 1350. They used the resources available to them to survive. Which question is central to understanding the Hopi way of life?

a.Why did the Hopi move?

b.Why did the Hopi grew lettuce?

c.Why did the Hopi live new lakes?

d.Why did the Hopi try to keep their land healthy?

$100 Answer Native Americans too

d. Why did the Hopi try to keep their land healthy?

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$200 Question Native Americans too

The Plains Indians are buffalo meat. They carved bones into tools and wove the hair into rope. They even turned the tail into a fly swatter. Plains people made buffalo skin into tepee covers, blankets, clothing, drums, and shields. They decorated these everyday items with painted designs, porcupine quills, and other materials. (What can you conclude from this passage?)

a. Buffalos were rare on the plains. b. The Plains Indians raised crops.c. The Plains Indians did not hunt.d. Buffalos were very important to the Plains Indians.

$200 Answer Native Americans too

d. Buffalos were very important to the Plains Indians.

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$300 Question Native Americans too

What region did the Inuit live?

a.Arcticb.Plainsc.Southeastd.Northwest

$300 Answer Native Americans too

a. Arctic

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$400 Question Native Americans too

What region did the Pawnee live?

a.Arcticb.Plainsc.Southeasternd.Plateau

$400 Answer Native American too

b. Plains

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$500 Question Native American too

What region did the Nez Perce live?

a.Southeasternb.Plainsc.Southwestd.Plateau

$500 Answer Native American too

d. Plateau

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$100 Question Early Explorers

In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to pay Christopher Columbus to sail west to Asia. Columbus never reached Asia, but he explored islands in the Caribbean Sea. Many other explorers came to the Americas after his voyage. Which of the following events happened FIRST?a.Spain won the Reconquistab.Cortes led an expedition to Mexico.c.Columbus arrived at present-day San Salvador.d.Pedro Menendez do Aviles started the settlement of St. Augustine.

$100 Answer Early Explorers

a. Spain won the Reconquista.

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$200 Question Early Explorers

What was one result of the Spanish contact with the Aztecs?

a.Cortes was defeated.b.The Aztecs attacked Pizarro.c.The conquistadors claimed all of Florida.d.The Aztec army was weakened by disease.

$200 Answer Early Explorers

d. The Aztec army was weakened by disease.

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$300 Question Early Explorers

Why did Europeans destroy many American plants and animals?a.They wanted to starve the Taino.b.They killed the plants and animals for food.c.They cut down rain forests to plant sugar cane.d.They thought the plants and animals had diseases.

$300 Answer Early Explorers

c. They cut down rain forests to plant sugar cane.

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$400 Question Early Explorers

The Columbian Exchange affected people all over the world. Which best describes the Columbian Exchange?a.The movement of Europeans from Europe to the Americas.b.The movement of plants, animals, and people between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. c.The establishment of settlements in order to search for gold for Spain.

$400 Answer Early Explorers

b. The movement of plants, animals, and people between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

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$500 Question Early Explorers

The sailors on Columbus’s first expedition were the first Europeans to meet the Taino people. More than 600,000 Taino lived in the Caribbean at the time of Columbus’s arrival. What was the effect of Columbus’s visit on the Taino?a.The Europeans helped improve the Taino society,b.Most of the Taino died in battles with European soldiers.c.The Taino were almost completely destroyed by European diseases.

$500 Answer Early Explorers

c. The Taino were almost completely destroyed by European diseases.

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Final Jeopardy Topic

Geography

Final Jeopardy Question

What is a caravan?

Final Jeopardy Answer

A group of people and animals who travel together.

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