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Geography and Culture Jeopardy with Mrs. Rannik

Test your knowledge of North America, Mexico, Central and South America geography, culture, and miscellaneous facts with Mrs. Rannik at RPJH Jeopardy!

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Geography and Culture Jeopardy with Mrs. Rannik

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  1. with your host JEOPARDY Mrs. Rannik At RPJH

  2. JEOPARDY! Geography North America Mexico Central and South America Culture Miscellaneous 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 600 600 600 600 600 600

  3. Geography100 Term used to describe the connected 48 States of the United States Answer

  4. Geography100 What is contiguous? Back to the board

  5. Geography200 The cultural region from the Rio Grande to the bottom of South America …things these countries have in common Answer

  6. Geography200 What is Latin America? What are shared language (Spanish), religion (Roman Catholic), holidays, food? Back to the board

  7. Geography300 Reason why houses are built like the top picture …the bottom picture shows …the theme of Geography these represent Answer

  8. Geography300 What is built to withstand hurricanes and high water on the Texas Gulf Coast (Galveston)? What is Human-Environment Interactions? Back to the board

  9. Geography400 The major landform found in Central America…the shortcut built to connect the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans Answer

  10. Geography 400 What is an isthmus? What is the Panama Canal? Back to the board

  11. Geography500 Landform covering ½ of Brazil …word meaning cutting it down too quickly Answer

  12. Geography500 What is the Amazon Rainforest? What is deforestation? Back to the board

  13. Geography600 The 5 themes of geography …reason geographers study maps Answer

  14. Geography600 What are Location, Place, Human-Environment Interactions, Movement, & Regions? What is to study relationships between people and places? (physical & cultural features of the Earth) Back to the board

  15. North America 100 The three branches of the US Government Answer

  16. North America 100 What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial? Back to the board

  17. North America 200 The date that the Declaration of Independence was signed Answer

  18. North America 200 What is July 4, 1776 Back to the board

  19. North America 300 National languages of Canada… City that speaks a different language than others in Canada Answer

  20. North America300 What are English & French? What is Quebec City? Back to the board

  21. North America 400 NAFTA stands for… Countries involved in NAFTA Answer

  22. North America 400 What is North American Free Trade Agreement? Who are Canada, USA, & Mexico? Back to the board

  23. North America 500 Relative Location of these landforms: -Rocky Mountains -Appalachian Mountains -Mt. McKinley -Hudson Bay Answer

  24. North America 500 What is Western US (Colorado)? What is Eastern US (Tennessee)? What is NW US (Alaska)? What is Eastern Canada? Back to the board

  25. North America 600 Conflict between the two Super Powers after WWII …other effects of this conflict Answer

  26. North America 600 What is the Cold War (USA & Soviet Union)? What are the Space Race & the Cuban Missile Crisis? Back to the board

  27. Daily Double!!! The 3 tribes that populated Mexico, Central, & South America before European explorers came …word meaning first people, natives Answer

  28. Daily Double!!! Who are the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas? What is indigenous? Back to the board

  29. Mexico200 The people group in Mexico that is a mix of Native American and Spanish European cultures Answer

  30. Mexico200 What are Mestizos? Back to the board

  31. Mexico300 In the 1500’s, the Aztecs in Mexico were conquered by Spanish soldiers led by …The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was renamed Answer

  32. Mexico300 Who is Hernan Cortez? What is Mexico City? Back to the board

  33. Mexico400 Violence & government corruption in Mexico, more job opportunities in US, higher standard of living, & good education available are all examples of Answer

  34. Mexico400 What are factors that influence immigration from Mexico to the U.S.? Back to the board

  35. Mexico500 Texans have adopted various ideas and skills from Mexico ranging from vaqueros (cowboys) to celebrations and food. This is called Answer

  36. Mexico500 What is cultural diffusion? Back to the board

  37. Mexico600 The climate of Mexico City and the geographic features that affect its climate Answer

  38. Mexico600 What is cool climate? What are surrounding mountains and the Mexican Plateau (high elevation)? Back to the board

  39. Central & South America100 The language spoken in Brazil that is different from the rest of Latin America & why Answer

  40. Central & South America100 What is Portuguese brought by explorers from Portugal? Back to the board

  41. Central & South America200 The physical feature that runs through the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, & Argentina on the west coast of South America Answer

  42. Central & South America200 What are the Andes Mountains? Back to the board

  43. Central & South America300 The information in the chart shows cultural influence from Answer

  44. Central & South America300 What is the history of colonization by a European country (Spain)? Back to the board

  45. Central & South America 400 New York City & Rio de Janeiro have this in common Answer

  46. Central & South America 400 What is they are both port cities (next to water) & have lots of global trading? Back to the board

  47. Central & South America500 The type of government in Cuba & the leader …where people escaping from Cuba try to go Answer

  48. Central & South America500 What is Communist? Who is Fidel & Raul Castro? Where is Miami, Florida, USA? Back to the board

  49. Central & South America600 The Columbian Exchange & list 3 things exchanged …the continent that benefited most at the beginning Answer

  50. Central & South America600 What is the exchange of animals, plants, people, ideas, & diseases between Europe and the Americas? What is Europe? Back to the board

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