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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.
CONGRATULATIONS!
If you have answered each question correctly, you have just won $1,000,000!! Come to school on
Saturday, January 27th, 2074 to claim your prize.
The other cool thing is that you are going to be totally prepared for your Social Studies test.
Thanks for playing!
Suggestion: Play once a day every day before the test to make sure you remember each answer!