Social World Jeopardy

Front 1

State the difference between exact and relative location. Give one example for each

Back 1

Exact location is latitude and longitude, while relative location is in relation to another place.

Example of Relative: OFS is across from staples.
Example of Exact: Any longitude and any latitude.

Front 2

What defines a place?

Back 2

Physical features and human features.

Front 3

What is movement?

Back 3

Movement is traveling from place to place and the exchange of goods or ideas.

Front 4

When people adapt or alter the environment, what does it show?

Back 4

Human-Environment Interactions

Front 5

What qualities does a place have to have to be considered a region?

Back 5

They have to be united by similar conditions or united by common cultural traits.

Front 6

Give 2 examples from each of the fundamental needs of the people.

Back 6

Materials: shelter, food, clothing, tools, transportation
Spiritual: Communication, defense, social acceptance, culture, religion/beliefs, legal system, health

Front 7

What does T.O.D.A.L.(S). stand for?

Back 7

Title, Orientation (compass), Date, Author, Legend, Scale*
*Not always to scale

Front 8

If a climograph showed that most precipitation fell in the summer, what kind of natural vegetation would most likely grow there?

Back 8

Grass, trees, shrubbery, and flowers*

*Answer may very

Front 9

In the climograph shown, which of the following is the most likely location that this climate represents?
a) Sitka, Alaska
b) San Diego, CA
c) Chicago, Illinios
d) Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

Back 9

a) San Diego, CA

Front 10

Name 3 of the 7 characteristics civilizations.

Back 10

Science, Religion, Government and Leaders, Geography and Agriculture, Arts and Education, Social Structure and Family Life, and Economy and Trade

Front 11

How does agriculture develop?

Back 11

Agriculture develops when a group of people settle down.

Front 12

What are some of the benefits of agriculture?

Back 12

Previously everyone had to try to find food; agriculture let people other than farmers focus on expanding settlements and specializing jobs.

Front 13

What important event happened around 3500 BCE?

Back 13

Small farming communities expanded into cities and civilization was created.

Front 14

Bonus: Why and how did writing develop?

Back 14

First they used marks on clay to keep track of goods. Eventually people realized having different "marks" for each household was too confusing, so they developed a set "alphabet" which developed into writing over time.

Front 15

How would living on a peninsula affect the people living there?

Back 15

The people might have more jobs in the fishing industry and since seafood would be a consistent resource it would most likely cause them to eat more fish.

Front 16

How would living on a plain cause the people to adapt to their surroundings?

Back 16

They would have to migrate according to water and food availability and would need to be excellent hunters to be able to catch animals with little cover.

Front 17

How would living on a delta affect the indigenous people?

Back 17

They would be able to practice both professions relating to land and water, there would be plentiful amounts of animals for food, and there would be a built-in irrigation system. Unfortunately they were prone to flooding.

Front 18

Why would early people live near a tributary?

Back 18

People would live near tributaries because they can help with irrigation systems and they are a source of drinking water. It's also a good way to send goods down the river.

Front 19

A narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water is a river. True or false?

Back 19

False. A river is a large stream of water that empties into an ocean, lake, or another body of water.

Front 20

Define the difference a valley and canyon.

Back 20

A valley is an area of land that lies between hills or mountains, where as a canyon is a deep narrow abyss with steep high sides.

Front 21

Define the difference between a bay and a lake.

Back 21

A bay is a part of water that is only partially enclosed by land, however, a lake is completely surrounded by land.

Front 22

Bonus: How are a isthmus and a cape similar? How are they different?

Back 22

They are both narrow strips of land extended into the water. An isthmus connects 2 pieces of land, and a cape simply juts out into the water and ends.

Front 23

Give an example of an archipelago.

Back 23

Example: the Hawaiian islands

Front 24

The Sahara is a desert. True or False?
Explain.

Back 24

True.

Front 25

True or false? You would find a mountain range near a plateau.

Back 25

True.

Front 26

What place would be likely to have more trading; an island or a gulf?

Back 26

Both. Since an island is surrounded by water, they would most likely build a strong navy and dominate overseas trade. A gulf is an excellent place for boats to dock, so many trading ships would stop there.

Front 27

Give 3 examples of how the Mesopotamians changed their environment to suit their needs.

Back 27

Sample answer:
They built dams and irrigation systems, walls and moats for protection, and plowed the plains for farming.

Front 28

How did the Sumarians deal with the erratic water supply?

Back 28

To prevent floods in the spring, they built leves and built reservoirs to store water for the dry seasons.

Front 29

Name 2 advantages that the people of Nubia and Kush had by living on the banks of the nile river

Back 29

1. Easy access to water
2. Able to grow plants easier

Front 30

What geographic land feature helped ancient Egyptians trade with people in lower and upper Egypt (Mesopotamians)?

Back 30

The Nile River

Front 31

Why was Nubia a desirable place for both Kush and Egypt to conquer?

Back 31

Nubia was rich with gold mines and easy access to Nile River

Front 32

How did climate affect where people in Northern China settled?
(Near Rivers)

Back 32

Land was dry, due to lack of rain

Front 33

Monhenjo-Daro was a major city in the Indus Valley region with what innovations?

Back 33

Sewer systems, wide streets, large buildings

Front 34

Were Pharaohs, the highest ranking Ancient Egyptians, the only people who were mummified?

Back 34

No, anyone who could afford it.

Front 35

Why were the Pyramids of Giza built? How long did they take to build?

Back 35

1. They were meant to serve as tombs for the Pharaohs and they took over twenty years to complete.

Front 36

Bonus: In what Constilation pattern were the Pyramids of Giza built in?

Back 36

The three Pyramids at Giza were built to mirror the constilation of Orian's Belt.

Front 37

What sort of climate caused the people in China to settle in the North?

Back 37

The heavy monsoon seasons made the climate warm and too wet to grow crops.

Front 38

From what geographical feature did most of China's civilizations emerge from?

Back 38

Rivers

Front 39

Bonus: What did China's earliest civilizations call themselves?

Back 39

"Middle Kingdom"

Front 40

What made the Indus valley an "ideal location" for early civilizations?

Back 40

Its fertile land for growing crops, proximity to the Indus River, and mountains.

Front 41

What was the most commonly grown crops in both Nubia/Kush and The Indus Valley?

Back 41

Wheat and Barley

Front 42

Why do the Egyptians believe in mummifying a dead body?

Back 42

They believe that other spirits need your body to survive

Front 43

Which organs are removed before the body is wrapped in linen?

Back 43

The Liver, Lungs, Stomach and Intestines

Front 44

What are the 3 main spirits in your body, in Egyptian beliefs? Can you name what they represent?

Back 44

Ka: life force
Ba: the lost part of your soul
Akh: ghost of your soul