Jeopardy Moon River Oh Beautiful Fifty Nifty Dolla

Jeopardy “Moon River” “Oh, Beautiful…” “Fifty Nifty” Dolla Bills, Yall $100 $100 $200 $200 $300 $300 $400 $400 $500 $500 “Word to Ya Mother” Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 n What is the name of our current textbook? n What is The American Nation

1 - $200 n What is LIMPR, and for what does it stand? Location, Interactions, Movement, Place , and Region n It stands for the five themes of geography n

1 - $300 n What is a cartographer? Please name one historical cartographer. n A map-maker; Christopher Columbus

1 - $400 Please name two different types of map projections. The Robinson Projection n The Mercator Projection n

1 - $500 n A map that deals with a specific topic: population, economic, battles, vegetation, or rain is called _______. n A thematic map

2 - $100 What is the official name of “The Big Muddy? ” n The Mississippi River

2 - $200 n What are two other nicknames of the largest river in the United States? n Ol’ Man River Old Blue The Gathering of the Watersand The Buddy Muddy n n n

2 - $300 n Who are archaeologists? n Scientists who examine objects to learn about the past (they often dig!)

2 - $400 n Please name three major rivers which dump into the Mississippi River. Missouri n Arkansas n Ohio n

2 - $500 n How long is the Mississippi River and where does it begin? n 2341 miles long; Lake Itasca, MN

3 - $100 Who originally wrote “America the Beautiful? ” n Katherine Lee Bates, school teacher: 1893

3 - $200 n What mountain range runs through the states of Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming? n The Rocky Mountains

3 - $300 n The other major mountain range in the States is _____. n The Appalachians

3 - $400 The Canadian Shield includes which three United States? n Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

3 - $500 n Who sang “America the Beautiful” in 2001 in Arizona at the World Series between the Diamondbacks and Yankees? n Ray Charles

4 - $100 n Which two states does the Hudson River touch? n New York and New Jersey

4 - $200 n Name the following state. n Oklahoma

4 - $300 n Land formed by soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river is called a delta. What is the largest delta in the United States? n The Mississippi Delta

4 - $400 Please name all the states of New England. n Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire

4 - $500 n Please state the motto of the Virginia State Flag. Daily Double/Extra $500: What does it mean? “Sic Semper Tyrannus” n “Thus Always to Tyrants” n

5 - $100 n What kind of economy does the United States have? n Free enterprise

5 - $200 n Civics is the study of the rights and ____ of citizens n Responsibilities

5 - $300 n n Sociology is _______. The study of how people behave in groups

5 - $400 n A good that is sent to another country for sale is called ____. n An export

5 - $500 n Name all of the flags in the classroom (Countries/Prov/State. ) n Honduras, USA, Mexico, Vatican City, Virginia, Puerto Rico

Final Jeopardy n What are three economic questions? What goods/services should we produce? n How should we produce goods/services? n For whom should we produce these goods/services? n