Social Studies

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WELCOME 6th Grade

• Social Studies

ROUND TWO
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Where in the world?
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The A or C Word
Revolutionary whos who
Conflicts!
WILD CARD
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Q 100
IDENTIFY the two European countries
underlined. COUNTRY A is a large country, with
a long coastline bordering the Arctic Ocean. Its
port cities are locked by ice most of the year.
In comparison COUNTRY B is an island country with
a mild climate and many ports accessible all year
round.
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COUNTRY A RUSSIA COUNTRY B THE UNITED KINGDOM
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Q 200
Whats your wager?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
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A 200
MEXICO CITY
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Q 300

• Identify the country.

• This countrys distinct shape and location on a
  major body of water affects trade with other
  countries. For hundreds of years, merchants have
  taken advantage of its perfect location to trade
  goods from Africa, Asia, and Europe. In spite of
  a major trade barrier to its north, excellent
  highways, bridges, and tunnels connect this
  country with its neighbors to the north.

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A 300
ITALY
Asia
Mediterranean Sea
Africa
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Q 400

• This country is slightly smaller than the United
  States and is known for its beautiful long
  coastline by a major ocean. Dense forests cover
  most of its northern region. In its northwest
  lies the worlds largest wetland area. Most major
  cities are located in its eastern coastline.

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BRAZIL

• A400

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Q500

• This physical feature in Europe is a large
  mountain-free landform. It stretches from the
  Pyrenees Mountains in the west to the Ural
  Mountains in the east. Identify this physical
  feature and at least three countries that are
  part of it.

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A500
The European Plain or the North European
Plain France, Belgium, Germany, Russia, Ukraine,
Poland, Belarus (and more)
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Q100

• Named after a famous explorer, this term was one
  of the most significant results of the Age of
  Exploration and in many ways the first global
  trade of goods and ideas.

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A100
The Columbian Exchange
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Q200

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The term ________ means to focus on one product
or service. For example, a factory that builds
only cars, or a person who strings beads in a
jewelry store.
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A 200
                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Specialization
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Q 300
Whats your wager?

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A 300

• Trade Barriers

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Q 400
Which economic term best describes using money to
earn more money?
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A 400
Investing
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Q 500

• In order to pay its debts for World War I, as
  dictated by the________________, Germany engaged
  in a tremendous hyperinflation of its currency,
  printing paper marks until, by 1923, they became
  utterly worthless. The destruction of the
  currency wiped out the people's savings, which
  meant that there would be very little capital
  available within the German economy for years to
  come.
• 1) Fill in the blank.
• 2) What worldwide economic event made this
  situation in Germany worse?
• 3) What the direct result of this in Germany?

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A 500

1. Treaty of Versailles
2. Worldwide Depression
3. Rise to Nazism.

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Q 100
Group of states or communities come together to
support each other and to work on common
problems. Participants are voluntary, equal
members. They have to meet with each other before
taking action on an issue. The European Union is
an example.
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A 100
Confederacy/Confederate System of Government
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Q 200

• The last ruler of the Incan Empire.

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A 200

• Atahualpa

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Q 300
The ability to borrow money.
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A 300
Credit
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Q 400

• This country has a centralized economy and a
  centralized government. The government owns all
  factories and most farms. About 90 percent of the
  people work for the government. Health care and
  education are provided by the government at no
  cost. The country has a high literacy rate of
  99. Name this country.

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A 400
Cuba
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Q 500
European empire building in _________ and
________ was one of the main reasons for the
outbreak of WWI.
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A 500

• Africa and Asia

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Q100

• A revolutionary group who believe that the
  Mexican government is not doing enough to help
  the poor in the country.  In 1994, the group led
  an uprising in Chiapas in protest against Mexico
  joining the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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A100
The Zapatistas
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Q 200
I was born a slave, but nature gave me a soul of
a free man.
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A 200

• Toussaint LOuverture

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Q 300

• On the morning of September 16, 1810, in the
  town of Dolores, this revolutionary hero launched
  the Mexican War of Independence, when he declared
  an open revolt against the injustices of the
  Spanish colonial system.

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A 300

• Miguel Hidalgo

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Q 400
A military and revolutionary leader, who led an
independence movement that helped to create the
Republic of Colombia in 1819. It was made up of
the modern-day countries of Colombia, Ecuador,
Venezuela, and Panama.
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A 400
Simon Bolivar
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Q 500
Whats your wager?
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A 500
Toussaint L'Ouverture
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Q100

• Which of the following was an important cause of
  the Russian Revolution of 1917?
• A. differences among religious and ethnic groups
  in Russia
• B. an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade
  Russia
• C. differences among social and economic classes
  in Russia
• D. an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade
  Russia

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A 100

• Which of the following was an important cause of
  the Russian Revolution of 1917?
• A. differences among religious and ethnic groups
  in Russia.
• B. an unsuccessful attempt by China to invade
  Russia.
• C. differences among social and economic classes
  in Russia.
• D. an unsuccessful attempt by Britain to invade
  Russia.

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Q 200

• WW II , the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold
  War, and the rise of Superpowers are all
  _____________.
• effects of European exploration and colonization
  on various world regions.
• examples of conflicts that changed Europe in the
  20th century.
• causes of European empire building in Africa and
  Asia.
• causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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A 200

• WW II , the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold
  War, and the rise of Superpowers are all
  ____________.
• effects of European exploration and colonization
  on various world regions.
• examples of conflicts that changed Europe in the
  20th century.
• causes of European empire building in Africa and
  Asia.
• causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Q 300
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• An armed revolt against the regime of dictator
  Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959, lead to
  the establishment of a revolutionary government
  which later reformed along communist lines. What
  is the historical name for this revolt?

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A 300

• The Cuban Revolution

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Q 400

• Read the following passage and answer the
  questions that follow.
• In December of 1991, as the world watched in
  amazement, this country disintegrated into
  fifteen separate countries. Its fall was hailed
  by the west as a victory for freedom, and a
  triumph of democracy. The United States rejoiced
  as its arch enemy was brought to its knees,
  thereby ending a conflict which had hovered over
  these two superpowers since the end of the second
  World War.

1. Identify the country underlined.
2. Identify the conflict underlined
3. What event is being described in this passage?

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A 400
Soviet Union The Cold War The collapse of the
Soviet Union
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Q 500

• Sequence the following conflicts in correct
  chronological order.
• Russian Revolution
• WWII
• The Cuban Revolution
• The destruction of the Aztec Empire
• The destruction of the Incan Empire.
• Latin American revolutions.

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A 500

• The destruction of the Aztec Empire.
• The destruction of the Incan Empire.
• Latin American Revolutions.
• Russian Revolution
• WWII
• The Cuban Revolution

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Q 100
Whats your wager?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
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A 100

• AAztec Empire
• B Inca Empire

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Q 200

• Which statement describes the economy of Cuba.
• Cuba has a pure command economy.
• Cuba has a pure market economy.
• Cuba is mostly a market economy, but the
  government does control some businesses.
• Cuba is mostly a command economy, but the
  government allows some people to own their own
  businesses.

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A 200

• Which statement describes the economy of Cuba.
• Cuba has a pure command economy.
• Cuba has a pure market economy.
• Cuba is mostly a market economy, but the
  government does control some businesses.
• Cuba is mostly a command economy, but the
  government allows some people to own their own
  businesses.

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Q 300
Put the following events in the order in which
they happened.

1. Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.
2. Germany invaded Poland.
3. Germans were unhappy because of high unemployment
   and poverty.
4. France and Great Britain declared war on Germany.

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A 300
3, 1, 2, 4

• 3. Germans were unhappy because of high
  unemployment and poverty.
• Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.
• Germany invaded Poland.
• 4. France and Great Britain declared war on
  Germany.

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Q 400

• The box for Entrepreneur is at the top of the
  diagram because it shows that the entrepreneur is
  
• First in the alphabet compared to the other
  words.
• Dependent on other people to make the business
  successful.
• Most important in organizing all other resources
  for a successful business.
• Interested in making sure that the people in the
  business are well trained for the job.

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A 400

• C. Most important in organizing all other
  resources for a successful business.

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Q 500
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A 500
Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional
Monarchy and a Federal System AUSTRALIA CANADA
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Identify the city in this
passage.
Overcrowding, industrialization, vehicle
emissions, and location at the base of mountains
which traps emissions producing a heavy overlay
of smog has been a major cause of pollution in
this crowded city.
ANSWER
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NAFTA and the EUROPEAN UNION are examples of
organizations that remove____________________
in order to increase trade between member
countries.
ANSWER
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Identify the two empires marked A and B
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B
ANSWER
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Identify the speaker of the following quote.