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Landforms & Bodies of Water Jeopardy C- Landforms & Bodies of Water D- Fast Facts E- Early History F- Teacher’s Choice A- Vocab. B- Cities & States 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

An unusually long period of time with little or no rain. A - sod B - frontier C - drought D - migration A 100

An unusually long period of time with little or no rain. C - drought A 100

A piece of grass-covered topsoil held together with twisting roots. A - sod B - frontier C - drought D - migration A 200

A piece of grass-covered topsoil held together with twisting roots. A - sod A 200

The act of people moving from one place to another. A - frontier B - migration C - stockyard D – assembly line A 300

The act of people moving from one place to another. B - migration A 300

What term means to measure and study an area of land? A – urbanization B – frontier C - survey D - sod A 400

What term means to measure and study an area of land? C - survey A 400

Which term means the state or process of becoming city-like? A - urbanization B - migration C - drought D - frontier A 500

Which term means the state or process of becoming city-like? A – urbanization A 500

Which of the following is a Great Lakes state? (CHOOSE 2!) A - Iowa B - Ohio C - Kansas D - Wisconsin B 100

Which of the following is a Great Lakes state? (CHOOSE 2!) B – Ohio D – Wisconsin B 100

All of the following are Great Plains states except which two states? A - Wisconsin B – South Dakota C – Missouri D - Indiana B 200

All of the following are Great Plains states except which two states? A - Wisconsin D - Indiana B 200

What is the capital of Illinois? A – Chicago B – Illinois City C – Springfield D – Indianapolis B 300

What is the capital of Illinois? C – Springfield B 300

Which city became one of the world’s busiest railroad centers? A – Chicago, IL B – Abilene, KS C – Omaha, NE D – St. Louis, MO B 400

Which city became one of the world’s busiest railroad centers? A – Chicago, IL B 400

In what city did Henry Ford build his automobile factory? A – Omaha B – Milwaukee C – Detroit D – Baltimore B 500

In what city did Henry Ford build his automobile factory? C – Detroit B 500

How many Great Lakes are there? B - 3 C – 4 D - 5 C 100

How many Great Lakes are there? D - 5 C 100

Which is NOT one of the Great Lakes? A - Huron B - Mississippi C - Ontario D - Superior C 200

Which is NOT one of the Great Lakes? B - Mississippi C 200

These plains are farther east, and more trees grow there. A – Great Plains B – Central Plains C 300

These plains are farther east, and more trees grow there. B – Central Plains C 300

DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE C 400

Why did many pioneers move to the Great Plains? (no multiple choice answers) C 400

Why did many pioneers move to the Great Plains? To get land through the Homestead Act C 400

These plains are farther west and are drier. A – Great Plains B – Central Plains C 500

These plains are farther west and are drier. A – Great Plains C 500

What is the wild, unsettled land beyond or at the edge of settled cities and towns called? A – frontier B – stockyard C – migration D – urbanization D 100

What is the wild, unsettled land beyond or at the edge of settled cities and towns called? A – frontier D 100

Which term describes factory workers, machines, and equipment arranged to put together a product step by step? A – migration B – stockyard C – assembly line D – urbanization D 200

Which term describes factory workers, machines, and equipment arranged to put together a product step by step? C – assembly line D 200

What is a large, fenced in yard where herds of livestock are held before being sent somewhere else? A – assembly line B – drought C – frontier D – stockyard D 300

What is a large, fenced in yard where herds of livestock are held before being sent somewhere else? D – stockyard D 300

What was a disadvantage of flatboats? A – they were slower than steamboats B – they were short C – they could not carry heavy loads D – they were hard to build D 400

What was a disadvantage of flatboats? A – they were slower than steamboats D 400

How did Joseph McCoy help to develop the Midwest’s economy?

How did Joseph McCoy help to develop the Midwest’s economy? He opened one of the region’s largest stockyards. D 500

Which tribe moved from place to place on the Great Plains? A – Cherokee B – Iroquois C – Sioux D – Algonquian E 100

Which tribe moved from place to place on the Great Plains? C - Sioux E 100

Which animal was brought to the Midwest by European explorers, which Native Americans learned to ride? A – buffalo B – horse C – dog D – mule E 200

Which animal was brought to the Midwest by European explorers, which Native Americans learned to ride? B – horse E 200

A – to make it easier to buy land Why did the U.S. government divide the Northwest Territory into townships and sections? A – to make it easier to buy land B – to stop people from bringing slaves there C – so that they can farm D – to end quarrels over land E 300

D – to end quarrels over land Why did the U.S. government divide the Northwest Territory into townships and sections? D – to end quarrels over land E 300

Once the settlers arrived, Native American groups moved west and started following herds of what? A – buffalo B – horses C – dogs D – mules E 400

Once the settlers arrived, Native American groups moved west and started following herds of what? A – buffalo E 400

What are some things that were outlined in the laws of the Northwest Ordinance? Name at least two.

What are some things that were outlined in the laws of the Northwest Ordinance? Name at least two. It outlawed slavery, it said that Native Americans would be treated fairly, and it promised that new states would be equal to older states. E 500

B – The Louisiana Purchase C – The Northwest Ordinance D – New France What is the name of the territory that Thomas Jefferson bought from France? A – Florida B – The Louisiana Purchase C – The Northwest Ordinance D – New France F 100

What is the name of the territory that Thomas Jefferson bought from France? B – The Louisiana Purchase F 100

What is the capital of Ohio? A – Columbus B – Dayton C – Cincinnati D – Boardman F 200

What is the capital of Ohio? A – Columbus F 200

What are the spinning, funnel-shaped storms called that form in the Midwest? A – hurricanes B – droughts C – cloudbursts D – tornadoes F 300

What are the spinning, funnel-shaped storms called that form in the Midwest? D – tornadoes F 300

What did the Homestead Act do? F 400 F 400

What did the Homestead Act do? It gave land to any head of household who was 21 or older and would live on their land for five years. F 400

Why did Detroit become the center of the U.S. automobile industry? (no multiple choice answers) F 500

Why did Detroit become the center of the U.S. automobile industry? Its factories were close to the region’s steel industry F 500