Social Studies Jeopardy

Who Said That Historian Geographer

Political Scientist Economist

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Final JeopardyCreated by Mr. Morrow

$100 Q – Who Said That?

Who might ask:What happened? When did it happen? Who was involved? How and Why did it happen?

A historian would ask those type of questions.

$100 A – Who Said That?

$200 Q – Who Said That?

Who might ask:What does the government do? What are the basic values and principles of America?

$200 A – Who Said That?

A political scientist would ask those type of questions.

$300 Q – Who Said That?

Who might ask:Where is it? What is it like there? How is it connected to other places?

$300 A – Who Said That?

A geographer would ask those type of questions.

$400 Q – Who Said That?

Who might ask:What is made there? How are the things produced? How much is produced in that region?

$400 A – Who Said That?

A economist would ask those type of questions.

$500 Q – Who Said That?

Who might ask:Who gets the items that those people made? What role does the government play in the economy?

$500 A – Who Said That?

A economist would ask those type of questions.

$100 Q – Historian

What is a historian?

$100 A – Historian

A historian is a person who studies the past and how people living then interacted with their environment.

$200 Q – Historian

A historian is like a ______ because they gather information and make decisions based on those clues.

$200 A – Historian

A historian is like a detective.

$300 Q – Historian

Records by someone who was NOT there is what kind of source? What kind of source is when records are written by someone who WAS there?

$300 A – Historian

Records written by someone who was NOT there are secondary sources. Primary sources are records from someone who WAS there.

$400 Q – Historian

A journal of a colonist is an example of a _______ source. Text books and the internet are examples of _________ sources.

$400 A – Historian

Journals are primary sources. Text books and the internet are examples of secondary sources.

$500 Q – Historian

A Historian is a person who likes to put events of the past in the order they happened. What do you call that order?

$500 A – Historian

Chronology or chronological order is when you put events from the past in the order they happened.

$100 Q – Geographer

A person’s address is an example of what?

$100 A – Geographer

A person’s address is an example of absolute location.

$200 Q – Geographer

Name an example of a physical feature of Michigan and a human feature of Michigan.

$200 A – Geographer

Physical Features of Michigan:•many lakes and sand dunes•two peninsulasHuman Features of Michigan:•bridges, cities, roads, and lighthouses

$300 Q – Geographer

Suzy is that girl over there on the field playing on the swings is an example of _________ location.

$300 A – Geographer

Suzy is a girl swinging on the swings by the field is an example of relative location.

$400 Q – Geographer

List the 5 themes of geography.

$400 A – Geographer

1.Movement2.Regions3.Human/Environment

interactions4.Location5.Place

$500 Q – Geographer

What region is Michigan in?

$500 A – Geographer

Michigan is in the Great Lakes Region or the Mid-West Region.

$100 Q – Political Scientist

What does civics mean?

$100 A – Political Scientist

Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizens in that country.

$200 Q – Political Scientist

What are the 3 levels of government?

$200 A – Political Scientist

Federal, State, and Local.

$300 Q – Political Scientist

What does a political scientist do?

$300 A – Political Scientist

A political scientist is a person who studies the government and how people interact with it.

$400 Q – Political Scientist

What are the 3 branches of government? *BONUSWho are part of these branches?

$400 A – Political Scientist

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

$100 BONUS from $400 Q – Political

Scientist

Executive (President or Governer)

Legislative (Congress- House of Representatives and Senate)

Judicial (Supreme Court Justices)

$500 Q – Political Scientist

List at least 4 Core Democratic Values.

$500 A – Political Scientist

Freedom, Fairness, Common Good, Equality, Diversity, Patriotism, Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness, Truth, Popular Sovereignty

Define consumer.

$100 Q – Economist

A consumer is someone who buys goods and or services.

$100 A – Economist

What is an economist?

$200 Q – Economist

A person who studies what is produced or consumed, how it’s produced or consumed, and how much is produced or consumed.

$200 A – Economist

Someone who makes goods or provides services; such as a factory worker or a teacher are called what?

$300 Q – Economist

A producer makes goods or provides services.

$300 A – Economist

True or False. An economist is concerned with how the money flows from one person or business to another person or business.

$400 Q – Economist

True. An economist is interested in the economy. How money flows throughout the country and world is very important for them to understand.

$400 A – Economist

When there is a great want for something and not enough of it has been produced, then we have an example of what?

$500 Q – Economist

Scarcity is when we don’t have enough of something that is wanted.

$500 A – Economist

Final JeopardyPlace the events in order:•The Erie Canal opened.•French explorers visited Michigan.•Michigan became part of the United States.•American Indians were the only people living in Michigan.•Michigan became a state.

Final Jeopardy Answer

1.American Indians were the only people living in Michigan.

2.French explorers visited Michigan.

3.Michigan became part of the U.S.4.The Erie Canal opened.5.Michigan became a state.