Maps and Communities
Jeopardy
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Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5Category 1
Category 1$10 Question
What is a model of the Earth?
Category 1$10 Answer
Globe
Category 1$20 Question
What is an imaginary line dividing the Earth into the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Category 1$20 Answer
Equator
Category 1$30 Question
What is a flat drawing that shows what the Earth looks
like from above?
Category 1$30 Answer
map
Category 1$40 Question
Why are symbols used on a map?
Category 1$40 Answer
To stand for real things
Category 1$50 Question
What is the most northern place on Earth?
Category 1$50 Answer
North Pole
Category 2$10 Question
What is the purpose of a map key?
Category 2$10 Answer
It explains the symbols used on a map.
Category 2$20 Question
What continent is made up of the countries Canada, the United States, and
Mexico?
Category 2$20 Answer
North America
Category 2$30 Question
Where do the leaders of a state meet to make
decisions?
Category 2$30 Answer
capital
Category 2$40 Question
What is the capital of South Carolina?
Category 2$40 Answer
Columbia
Category 2$50 Question
What is the imaginary line that divides two countries,
states, or continents?
Category 2$50 Answer
border
Category 3$10 Question
What features are found along South Carolina’s
coastline?
Category 3$10 Answer
Salt marshes and sand dunes
Category 3$20 Question
What two states border South Carolina?
Category 3$20 Answer
North Carolina and Georgia
Category 3$30 Question
What body of water provides a border for South
Carolina?
Category 3$30 Answer
Atlantic Ocean
Category 3$40 Question
How has Charleston’s location helped it to become an important
trading center?
Category 3$40 Answer
It is located on the Atlantic Ocean, where the Ashley and Cooper Rivers meet.
Category 3$50 Question
How did the people of Columbia use water to meet the needs of the
community?
Category 3$50 Answer
The rivers provided power to run machines in the
mills.
Category 4$10 Question
Which of the following describes the Gullah
language?
Category 4$10 Answer
It is a language that mixes English and West African
languages together.
Category 4$20 Question
How would you describe the climate of South
Carolina?
Category 4$20 Answer
Hot, humid summers and cooler winters
Category 4$30 Question
In what ways does the climate in the mountains differ from the climate
along the coast?
Category 4$30 Answer
The mountains are cooler and receive more rain.
Category 4$40 Question
Where is the climate warmer?
A. where we liveB. near the beach
Category 4$40 Answer
B. Near the beach
Category 4$50 Question
Where is the Gullah community located?
Category 4$50 Answer
On the Sea Islands near the South Carolina coast
Category 5$10 Question
What is a rural community?
Category 5$10 Answer
A place in the countryside where towns are small and
farther apart
Category 5$20 Question
What is a suburban community?
Category 5$20 Answer
A community that is located near a big city with
lots of houses
Category 5$30 Question
What is an urban community?
Category 5$30 Answer
A city where large numbers of people live
Category 5$40 Question
In what type of community would you find farms?
Category 5$40 Answer
In a rural community
Category 5$50 Question
What are the continents and oceans?
Category 5$50 Answer
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia,
and AntarcticaAtlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean