Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Social Studies Chapter 1 Review California’s Natural Regions

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Social Studies Chapter 1 Review

California’s Natural Regions

How to Play: Win $1,000,000 by correctly answering each

question…all 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!

$100

What tree found along the California coast is the tallest type

of tree in the world?

$100: The Redwood

$200

How is the northern coast different from the southern coast

of California?

$200: The northern coast has steep, rocky cliffs and is

cooler and rainier than the southern coast.

$300

What is a non-renewable resource? Name one non-

renewable resource found on the California coast.

$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).

$500

Which mountain range has the tallest mountains in California, including the very tallest, Mt.

Whitney?

$500: The Sierra Nevadas

$1000

What is a renewable resource? Name one renewable resource found in the mountain region.

$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).

$2000

How are the Coast Range Mountains different from the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

$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.

$4000

What are the two major rivers found in the Central

Valley?

$4000: The Sacramento River (in the north) and The San

Joaquin River (in the south).

$8000

How does fertile soil help farmers?

$8000: Fertile soil is good for growing things – it helps

farmers because it makes their crops more productive.

$16,000

Driving in the Central Valley can be dangerous due to what

weather feature?

$16,000: Tule fog

$25,000

What is the overall climate of the desert, and what

was the highest temperature ever

recorded in California?

$25,000: The climate is hot and dry (although is can get cold at night). The highest temperature ever recorded

was 134 degrees!

$50,000

What is lumber and where does it come

from?

$50,000: Lumber is wood from trees that have been cut down. Lumber is mainly found

in the mountain region.

$100,000

What is the name for water that falls to the Earth’s

surface in the form of rain, sleet or snow?

$100,000: Precipitation

$250,000

What do you call a large area of land that shares

the same kinds of physical features?

$250,000: A natural region

$500,000

What makes farming possible in the dry deserts

of California?

$500,000: Irrigation – using pipes, canals or ditches to

carry water from rivers, lakes or reservoirs to dry places.

$1,000,000

Where does most of the borax in California come from, and what is borax

used for?

$1,000,000: The mineral borax is mainly found in the

desert. Today, it is most often used as an ingredient in

cleaning products.

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Saturday, January 27th, 2074 to claim your prize.

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