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Title: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?


1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
  • Social Studies Chapter 1 Review
  • Californias Natural Regions

2
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!

3
100
What tree found along the California coast is the
tallest type of tree in the world?
4
100 The Redwood
5
200
How is the northern coast different from the
southern coast of California?
6
200 The northern coast has steep, rocky cliffs
and is cooler and rainier than the southern coast.
7
300
What is a non-renewable resource? Name one
non-renewable resource found on the California
coast.
8
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).
9
500
Which mountain range has the tallest mountains in
California, including the very tallest, Mt.
Whitney?
10
500 The Sierra Nevadas
11
1000
What is a renewable resource? Name one renewable
resource found in the mountain region.
12
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).
13
2000
How are the Coast Range Mountains different from
the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
14
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.
15
4000
What are the two major rivers found in the
Central Valley?
16
4000 The Sacramento River (in the north) and
The San Joaquin River (in the south).
17
8000
How does fertile soil help farmers?
18
8000 Fertile soil is good for growing things
it helps farmers because it makes their crops
more productive.
19
16,000
Driving in the Central Valley can be dangerous
due to what weather feature?
20
16,000 Tule fog
21
25,000
What is the overall climate of the desert, and
what was the highest temperature ever recorded in
California?
22
25,000 The climate is hot and dry (although is
can get cold at night). The highest temperature
ever recorded was 134 degrees!
23
50,000
What is lumber and where does it come from?
24
50,000 Lumber is wood from trees that have been
cut down. Lumber is mainly found in the mountain
region.
25
100,000
What is the name for water that falls to the
Earths surface in the form of rain, sleet or
snow?
26
100,000 Precipitation
27
250,000
What do you call a large area of land that shares
the same kinds of physical features?
28
250,000 A natural region
29
500,000
What makes farming possible in the dry deserts of
California?
30
500,000 Irrigation using pipes, canals or
ditches to carry water from rivers, lakes or
reservoirs to dry places.
31
1,000,000
Where does most of the borax in California come
from, and what is borax used for?
32
1,000,000 The mineral borax is mainly found in
the desert. Today, it is most often used as an
ingredient in cleaning products.
33
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!
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