Social Studies Jeopardy
Round #1
Vocabulary
MAP
Economics
Government
Geography
History
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#1
The direct trading of goods and
services without the use of
money is to do what?
#1
Answer:
Barter
#2
The division of powers among
different branches of
government within a political
system is called what?
#2
Answer:
Separation of powers
#3
What is the term referring to the
conditions where people cannot have
all goods and services that they want.
It results from the imbalance between
the relatively unlimited wants and
limited resources
#3
Answer:
Scarcity
#4
Sources that historians use to
interpret and reconstruct the past
that are interpretations of events
and developments that are not firsthand observations are what type of
sources?
#4
Answer:
Secondary sources
#5
Define and explain the
difference between a democracy
and a republic. Give at least two
examples in your definition.
#5
Answer:
A democracy is a system of
government in which rule is by the
people, either as a direct democracy,
a republic, in which laws are made
by the people’s elected
representatives.
#6
To show by means of a picture,
chart, diagram, or some visual
representation is to do what?
#6
Answer:
Illustrate
#7
Give an explanation and an
example of what it means to
prove something.
#7
Answer:
Prove means to give evidence, present facts. It
means to establish the truth or validity of
something. Examples: The population of one
state is larger than another can be proven by
census records of the population; An autopsy
can find the cause of a person’s death; accept
any reasonable response.
#8
Give the meaning of the word
define. Use your answer as it
applies to
(leadership style & economy).
#8
Answer:
Define is to give a clear, concise meaning for a term.
Laissez faire is the practice of letting people do as they
please without interference or direction.
A laissez faire leadership would be where the leader lets
the people under his authority do as they please without
his interference.
Laissez faire economy refers to letting owners of
businesses or industries fix the rules of competition or
the conditions of labor as they please without
government regulation or control.
#9
Explain the difference between to
compare and to contrast – give an
example to comparing and contrasting
using the interests and positions of
Loyalist and Patriots before and during
the Revolution.
#9
Answer:
The Loyalist were American colonists as were the
Patriots but they remained loyal to Britain, the
Patriots were not loyal to Britain but wanted
complete independence from Britain. The Loyalist
were against fighting the war with Britain – the
Patriots were determined to fight the British until
America won independence. (Some Loyalists
remained members of the Anglican Church headed
by the British King; there were more Loyalists than
Patriots; Both groups were spread across the
colonies; Accept reasonable responses.
#10
Give a clear and thorough meaning
of the following ‘command terms’
that appear on the MAP test.
1) Analyze 2) Summarize 3) Describe 4) Identify 5) Trace 6) Justify
#10
Answer:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Analyze means to break down into parts or principles in order to
understand the whole.
Summarize means to give the main points in a condensed form with
the small details left out.
Describe means to give a word picture of something; to tell a story
in detail.
Identify means to name, to make known, to bring out. It requires a
short response.
Trace means to ascertain the stages in the progress or development
of something. A trace answer would be given in a step-by-step
sequence.
Justify means to show what is right, positive, valid, proper, and
reasonable. The answer must not be the writer’s opinion if it is
contrary to the thesis of the question.
#11
What economic concept is best
described as a rise in prices
with a decrease in the value
of money?
#11
Answer:
Inflation may be defined as a rise in
the general level of prices in an
economy with a decrease in the
value of money.
#12
Explain what the term
‘sharecropping’ means and how
it was implemented with some
of the slaves in Virginia ?
#12
Answer:
Sharecropping is a way of sharing farm
crops for some other benefit. Under
this system, emancipated slaves in
Virginia worked on farms that they did
not own, and paid landowners with
products they grew
#13
What is the main economic
system of the United States?
Give a brief description of it?
#13
Answer:
Capitalism – Capitalism is an economic system in
which private individuals and business firms
carry on the production and exchange of goods
and services. The basic characteristics is that
land and capital are privately owned and used
to produce goods and services – and consumers
are free to spend their incomes as they wish.
#14
The economy is affected by what is
know as ‘supply’ give a definition
of supply and explain how it has
an effect on the economy.
Give an example to support your
answer
#14
Answer:
Supply refers to the different quantities of a resource,
good, or service that will be offered for sale at various
possible prices during a specified time period.
According to the law of supply, the higher the price on
an item, the more of it that is likely to be offered for
sale. When stores are selling a great deal of a certain
type tennis shoe during the NBA playoffs. The shoes
will be very expensive; therefore more of them will be
produced and brought to the stores for sale.
(Accept any reasonable answer)
#15
Give a clear and complete definition
of the following terms:
1)Cost-benefit analysis
2) Consumer
3) Capital resources –
(Give examples of Capital resources )
#15
Answer:
1) Cost-benefit analysis refers to an appraisal of whether
the benefits of carrying out a project or decision
outweigh the costs of carrying out the project or
decision.
2) Consumer refers to the person who buys goods and
services to satisfy their wants.
3)Capital resources refers to goods used to produce other
goods and services. Capital resources may be
buildings, equipment, machinery, tools, provided those
items are used to produce other goods and services.
#16
Explain what is the basic idea
contained in the Declaration
of Independence.
#16
Answer:
The basic idea contained in the
Declaration of Independence
is that governments get their
power from the people.
#17
Which method was used in
developing the United States
Constitution at the
Constitutional Convention in
1787?
#17
Answer:
The delegates reached a series of
compromises to settle their
differences of opinion.
#18
Explain the meaning of this cartoon as it pertains to
the American Colonies.
Give reasons for your explanation.
#18
Answer:
The cartoon is showing that the individual
colonies cannot survive by themselves.
This was a reason that was necessary to
keep the colonies United.
#19
Explain what the hats represent in
this cartoon. Give at least two
reasons to support your answer.
#19
Answer:
The cartoon is showing the
different roles a President has
while in office.
#20
List the three branches of government at both the state
and national levels. Give examples of the
responsibilities of each branch and list agencies and
participants for each branch.
Branch
State
National
#20
Answer:
Branch
State
National
Make Laws
Legislative Branch
General Assembly
Congress
Enforces Laws
Executive Branch
Governor & Other
agencies that carry out
law
President and
other agencies that
carry out the law
Interprets laws
Judicial Branch
Courts
Courts
#21
Name and describe the field of
geography that deals with weather.
#21
Answer:
Meteorology is the field of geography
that specializes in weather and
forecasting or predicting what the
weather will be.
#22
Describe the difference between
weather and climate.
#22
Answer:
Weather is the condition of the
atmosphere at a given place and time;
climate is an average of the weather
conditions of an area over a long period
of time.
#23
Explain how geography is useful in
everyday life. Give at least two
examples to support your answer.
#23
Answer:
Most professions require an understanding of geography,
and geographic knowledge is necessary for good
citizenship. A storeowner needs to know the region of
the store in order to know what type products to stock.
A doctor must understand the physical and social
environments of patients to give them proper care.
News reporter travel to various locations writing about
the people and events. (Accepts reasonable examples)
#24
How are midwestern towns and
cities changing in response to
economic conditions? Give
examples to support your answer.
#24
Answer:
Midwestern towns and cities are suffering
economic decline because the number of family
owned farms have decreased and because
interstate highways have pulled business away.
Some cities have had much unemployment and
population declines but are being redeveloped.
#25
Name the five common themes of
geography.
Give an example of each theme.
#25
Answer:
• (Location – every place on Earth has a location, absolute
location = exact spot on Earth where something is found,
relative location = the position of a place in relation to other
places)
• (Place – the special characteristics that make it different from
every other place)
• (Human-Environment Interaction – the interacting of people
with their surroundings)
• (Movement – people, goods, and ideas move continuously - the
movement of people goods, and ideas is spatial interaction)
• (Region – is an area defined by common characteristics)
#26
The conflict between the northern
and southern states was called
what war?
#26
Answer:
Civil War
#27
Before the Civil War, which group
most actively supported the
emancipation movement and the
Underground Railroad?
#27
Answer:
Abolitionist
#28
A letter written by President
Abraham Lincoln to General
Ulysses Grant would be what
source of information?
#28
Answer:
Primary
#29
Which period is associated with
Radical Republicans,
carpetbaggers, and the passage of
th
the 14 amendment to the United
States Constitution?
#29
Answer:
Reconstructivism
#30
Based on the map, what conclusion would you draw
about Native American Indians in New York State?
Give at least two details to support your answer.
#30
Answer:
Waterways were important to the
Native American Indian way of
life. Accept reasonable details