Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…. Chapter 1 Social Studies Lesson 1: States and Regions Lesson 2: The Land Lesson 3: Bodies of Water Lesson 4: Climate.

Welcome!The Topic For Today Is…

Chapter 1 Social StudiesLesson 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

Topic 1: 200• Question:• What do you call an area in which many

features are similar?

• Answer• A region

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Topic 1: 400• Question:• Name the three largest countries in North

America

• Answer• The US, Canada, and Mexico

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Topic 1: 600• Question:• 48 of the United States are next to each other

or _____________• Answer• contiguous

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Topic 1: 800• Question: The country that sits directly north

of the the United States• Answer• Canada

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Topic 1: 1000• Question: The name of each region of the

United States is based upon its __________.• Answer• location

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Topic 2: 200• Question:• What landform is a flat low land along the

Atlantic Ocean• Answer• Coastal Plain

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Topic 2: 400• Question:• What has worn down the peaks of the

Appalacian Mountains over time?• Answer• erosion

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Topic 2: 600• Question:• Which state includes a large part of the Great

Basin?• Answer• Nevada

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Topic 2: 800• Question: The tree-covered mountain range in

eastern United States.

• Answer• Appalachian

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Topic 2: 1000• Question:• The longest mountain range in the United

States.• Answer• Rocky Mountains

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Topic 3: 200• Question:• What bodies of water did people build dams

across to form reservoirs?• Answer• Rivers and streams

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Topic 3: 400• Question:• A stream or river that flows into a larger

stream or river.• Answer• tributary

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Topic 3: 600• Question:• Soil, plants, water, and minerals are all types

of these.• Answer• Natural resources

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Topic 3: 800• Question:• The land drained by a river system• Answer• Drainage basin

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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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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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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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Topic 4: 600• Question:• What is the climate in the Southwest year

round?• Answer• Hot and dry

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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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Topic 4: 1000• Question:• INSTANT WINNER-YOUR TEAM GETS 1000

POINTS• Answer• (The answer here!)

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Topic 5: 200• Question:• What type of features are things such as

climate, water, and landforms?• Answer• Physical features

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Topic 5: 400• Question:• Half the land in the United States in used for

this.

• Answer• farming

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Topic 5: 600• Question:• Instant Winner! Your team gets 600 points! • Answer

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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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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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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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