Transcript Indiana History Jeopardy

Indiana History
Unit 1:
Indiana’s Land and People
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100 Point Question
What large body of water is found
North of Indiana?
Lake Michigan
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100 Point Question
In what region of our state would
you find someone working at a
steel mill?
Northern Lakes and Moraines
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100 Point Question
In what region of our state would
you find someone mining?
Southern Lowlands
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100 Point Question
Describe Indiana’s location on
Earth in three different ways.
North America, United States, Northern
Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere,
central U.S.
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100 Point Question
What is a renewable resource?
Something found in our environment
we can replace
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200 Point Question
What is the difference between
renewable and nonrenewable
resources?
Renewable- we can make more
Nonrenewable- we can’t make more
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200 Point Question
Name a renewable resource.
Name a nonrenewable
resource.
Renewable- trees, water, soil
Nonrenewable- natural gas, coal, limestone
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200 Point Question
Why did so many forests
in Indiana disappear?
Lumber, paper, deforestation
for homes
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200 Point Question
The ________ is a change in
the weather when large bodies
of water are near land
Lake effect
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200 Point Question
How were Indiana’s three
distinct landform regions
formed?
Glaciers during the Ice Age 20,000
years ago
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300 Point Question
The distance between an
area and the _______ has
a big effect on the area’s
climate and temperature
equator
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300 Point Question
Name the four states that border
Indiana.
Michigan, Ohio,
Kentucky, and Illinois
Daily Double!
Name the directions
they border Indiana.
Michigan-N,
Ohio-E,
Kentucky-S,
Illinois-W
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300 Point Question
Which natural resource provides
the main source of heating and
electric power in the state?
coal
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300 Point Question
The pattern of weather in a
certain place over many years
is called the _______
climate
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300 Point Question
Coal, natural gas, and petroleum
are examples of ______
Nonrenewable resources
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400 Point Question
The way a place uses and
produces natural resources,
goods, and services is
its________
economy
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400 Point Question
Indiana has one of the largest
groups of _______ in the
country.
Amish
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400 Point Question
Why did many people immigrate
to Indiana?
Own land, jobs, religious freedom,
equality
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400 Point Question
What are three of the most important
crops in Indiana?
Corn, soybeans,
and wheat
Daily Double!
Name three types of
animals raised by
farmers.
Cattle, hogs,
chicken,
turkeys
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400 Point Question
Name two nonrenewable
resources mined in the Southern
Lowlands.
Limestone and coal
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500 Point Question
Why are Indiana’s waterways so
important?
Transportation, recreation, travel,
shipment of goods
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500 Point Question
What is biotechnology?
The science of using natural resources like
plants and improving them to make
products.
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500 Point Question
How does Lake Michigan affect
the climate of northwest
Indiana?
Cool northern air mixes with the warm air
coming off the lake to produce clouds
which bring rain/snow
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500 Point Question
What is the Great Migration?
The time in history when African
Americans moved north in search
of better lives (jobs/freedom)
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500 Point Question
What is the difference between Latitude and
Longitude?
Latitude- run East-West, create
North/South hemispheres
Longitude- run North-South,
create East/West Hemispheres
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Don’t forget to study for
the test!