Jeopardy

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Jeopardy
Created by Eleanor Joyce Andrew
Lewis Middle School Salem, VA
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Trivia
Agriculture
Final
Trivia
Superlatives
People
Agriculture
Vocabulary
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Agriculture 100
A crop grown in Columbia that is a popular
breakfast drink
Coffee
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Agriculture 200
Popular fruit grown on large plantations. This
fruit grows in bunches
Bananas
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Agriculture 300
Product of Cuba and the Islands of the Caribbean
that is used to make molasses and rum
Sugar Cane
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Agriculture 400
Popular leaf product grown in Cuba that is also
grown in VA
Tobacco
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Agriculture 500
What agricultural product is produced in the
pampas?
Cattle ranches and beef
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Agriculture 600
The region of Latin America that has the most
fertile soil.
Pampas
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The People 100
Argentine cowboys are called
Gauchos
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The People 200
The main religion in South America
Catholic
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The People 300
Country that colonized the west coast of South
America
Spain
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The People 300
Country that colonized the west coast of South
America
Spain
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The People 400
European country that colonized Brazil
Portugal
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The People 500
A person of mixed black and European background
Mulatto
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The People 600
Make shift settlements where people live outside
the large cities
Shanty towns or Squatter towns
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Vocabulary 100
A large plantation in Latin America
hacienda
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Vocabulary 200
A person of mixed Indian and European ancestry
Mestizo
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Vocabulary 300
Farming that produces crops to sell such as
bananas and coffee
commercial
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Vocabulary 400
Farms that produce only enough food to feed their
family
subsistence
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Vocabulary 500
Method of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
Slash and burn
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Vocabulary 600
The native Indian civilization that established
itself in the Andes Mountains
Incas
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Latin America Trivia 100
What is the population rim in South America?
The area around the coast where most people live
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Latin America Trivia 200
Daily Double
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Latin America Trivia 200
Major grain grown in Latin America
Corn
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Latin America Trivia 300
Canal joining the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean that
was once controlled by the U. S.
Panama
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Latin America Trivia 400
Major industry in Chile and Peru
Fishing
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Latin America Trivia 500
Major natural resource found in Venezuela and
Mexico
Petroleum
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Latin America Trivia 600
In South America, the month having the shortest
day of the year.
June
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Superlatives 100
The largest rainforest in the world is found in
which country?
Brazil
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Superlatives 200
The longest continuous mountain chain in the world
The Andes
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Superlatives 300
Largest River in the world in volume of water
The Amazon
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Superlatives 400
Driest desert in the world, located on the west
coast of the Chile
Atacama
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Superlatives 500
Highest lake in the world
Lake Titicaca
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Superlatives 600
Highest waterfall in the world
Angel Falls
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Final Jeopardy
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Name of the highway that runs from Mexico to the
tip of Chile through 17 Latin American Capitals
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Pan American Highway
Final, Final Jeopardy Click the ?
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What is Vertical Zonation? Draw an example on the
board and explain your drawing. Best explanation
wins.