Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

• Social Studies Chapter 1 Review
• Californias Natural Regions

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How to Play

• Win 1,000,000 by correctly answering each
  questionall the way up to the million dollar
  question!
• Use the Regions Book you made in class to help
  you answer each question!
• Good luck if you can answer all of these
  questions, you will be ready for the test on
  Monday, October 11th!

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100
What tree found along the California coast is the
tallest type of tree in the world?
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100 The Redwood
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200
How is the northern coast different from the
southern coast of California?
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200 The northern coast has steep, rocky cliffs
and is cooler and rainier than the southern coast.
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300
What is a non-renewable resource? Name one
non-renewable resource found on the California
coast.
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300 A non-renewable resource is one that cannot
be made again by people or nature. A
non-renewable resource from the coast is
petroleum (oil).
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500
Which mountain range has the tallest mountains in
California, including the very tallest, Mt.
Whitney?
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500 The Sierra Nevadas
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1000
What is a renewable resource? Name one renewable
resource found in the mountain region.
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1000 A renewable resource is one that CAN be
made again by people or nature. An example from
the mountain region is lumber (wood from trees).
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2000
How are the Coast Range Mountains different from
the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
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2000 The Coast Range mountains are small, low
mountains that are near the coast region of
California. All of the mountains in this range
are less than 8,000 feet tall.
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4000
What are the two major rivers found in the
Central Valley?
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4000 The Sacramento River (in the north) and
The San Joaquin River (in the south).
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8000
How does fertile soil help farmers?
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8000 Fertile soil is good for growing things
it helps farmers because it makes their crops
more productive.
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16,000
Driving in the Central Valley can be dangerous
due to what weather feature?
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16,000 Tule fog
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25,000
What is the overall climate of the desert, and
what was the highest temperature ever recorded in
California?
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25,000 The climate is hot and dry (although is
can get cold at night). The highest temperature
ever recorded was 134 degrees!
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50,000
What is lumber and where does it come from?
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50,000 Lumber is wood from trees that have been
cut down. Lumber is mainly found in the mountain
region.
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100,000
What is the name for water that falls to the
Earths surface in the form of rain, sleet or
snow?
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100,000 Precipitation
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250,000
What do you call a large area of land that shares
the same kinds of physical features?
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250,000 A natural region
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500,000
What makes farming possible in the dry deserts of
California?
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500,000 Irrigation using pipes, canals or
ditches to carry water from rivers, lakes or
reservoirs to dry places.
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1,000,000
Where does most of the borax in California come
from, and what is borax used for?
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1,000,000 The mineral borax is mainly found in
the desert. Today, it is most often used as an
ingredient in cleaning products.
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CONGRATULATIONS!

• If you have answered each question correctly, you
  have just won 1,000,000!! Come to school on
  Saturday, January 27th, 2074 to claim your prize.
• The other cool thing is that you are going to be
  totally prepared for your Social Studies test.
• Thanks for playing!
• Suggestion Play once a day every day before the
  test to make sure you remember each answer!