1. Social Studies Jeopardy
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Final Jeopardy

2. $100 Question from Geography?
This is…

3. $100 Answer from Geography
What is Israel?

4. $200 Question from Geography
If you traveled west from Afghanistan, you’d be in this country

5. $200 Answer from Geography
What is Iran?

6. $300 Question from Geography
These two important rivers flow mainly through this country in to the Persian Gulf

7. $300 Answer from Geography
What is Iraq?

8. $400 Question from a Geography
Due to the region’s water shortage, farmers must do this in order to grow crops

9. $400 Answer from Geography
What is irrigate?

10. $500 Question from Geograpy
The reason most countries CANNOT use desalination to supply water to their people

11. $500 Answer from Geography
What is desalination is
Too expensive for many
countries?

12. $100 Question from History
After the Ottoman Empire broke apart, this country controlled Palestine

13. $100 Answer from History
What is Great Britain?

14. $200 Question from History
The major problem with the new country borders drawn up by Britain and France after World War I

15. There were conflicts between Religious and ethnic groups in the
$200 Answer from History
There were conflicts between
Religious and ethnic groups in the
Newly created countries.

16. $300 Question from History
This world peace-keeping organization created the new state of Israel in 1948

17. What is the United Nations?
$300 Answer from History
What is the United Nations?

18. $400 Question from History
This country gained more
land as a result of the Israeli
War for Independence which
Began in 1948

19. $400 Answer from History
What is Israel?

20. $500 Question from History
Conflict ?????????????
Details Desert Storm
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Oil
Iraq
Fill in the name of the conflict

21. $500 Answer from History
What is Persian Gulf
War?

22. $100 Question from People? My religion was founded by Abraham.
I worship in a synagogue and read this
sacred text

23. $100 Answer from People?
What is the Torah?

24. The reason that Islam split into Sunni and Shia sects
$200 Question from People?
The reason that Islam split into Sunni and Shia sects

25. disagreement over who should Become the next leader/how
$200 Answer from People?
What is there was a
disagreement over who should
Become the next leader/how
Leader should be determined?

26. $300 Question from People?
A person who studies the Qur’an, fasts during the holy month of Ramadan, and will one day make the journey to Mecca where their religion was founded is known as …

27. $300 Answer from What am I?
What is Muslim?

28. $400 Question from People?
An ethnic group of over 20 million people who live in mountains regions of Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran and have been fighting for a country of their own since the end of WWI

29. $400 Answer from People
Who are the Kurds?

30. $500 Question from People
Most people in Southwest Asia tend to live near these…

31. What is near water source or along coasts? (body of water)
$500 Answer from People
What is near water
source or along
coasts? (body of water)

32. $100 Question from Government
Presidential and parliamentary
Democracies have this in common

33. $100 Answer from Government
What is citizens can vote
In democratic elections?

34. $200 Question from Government
In a parliamentary democracy,
the head of government
must first be elected to this
branch

35. $200 Answer from Government
What is legislative branch?

36. $300 Question from Government
Prime minister runs government
Citizens have the MOST political
freedom
Knesset is legislature
*These describe which country’s
government system

37. $300 Answer from Government
What is Israel?

38. $400 Question from Government
Turkey’s citizens voted to change from a ______ democracy to a _______ democracy which takes place in 2019.

39. $400 Answer from Government
What is parliamentary
To a presidential?
Yes, you must have both in the correct order – or NO POINTS FOR YOU!

40. $500 Question from Government
The position that holds the most political power in Israel is …

41. $500 Answer from Government
What is the prime
minister?

42. $100 Question from Economy
A country focuses on using available resources to produce what they can and then trades with other countries for goods that they need. This is called….

43. What is specialization?
$100 Answer from Economy
What is specialization?

44. $200 Question from Economy!
In most countries, there is a combination of free market and some level of government control which is known as a ___________

45. $200 Answer from Economy
What is mixed economy?

46. $300 Question from Economy
Due to its lack of resources, this country develops and manufactures advanced technology

47. $300 Answer from Economy
What is Israel?

48. $400 Question from Economy
If OPEC reduces the amount of oil members can produce, this will happen to the price of oil…

49. $400 Answer from Economy
What is prices go up?

50. $500 Question from Economy
Tell which letter Israel, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia represent on the continuum

51. $500 Answer from Economy! What is A – Turkey B – Saudi Arabia
C – Israel
Yes, you must have
ALL answers correct, or
NO POINTS FOR YOU

52. Final Jeopardy
Palestinians do not have a country of their own, but do have partial self-rule in these two areas

53. West Bank and Gaza (Strip)
Final Jeopardy Answer
West Bank and Gaza (Strip)
Yes, you must have
ALL answers correct, or
NO POINTS FOR YOU