Indiana History

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Indiana History

• Unit 1
• Indianas Land and People

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100 Point Question
What large body of water is found North of
Indiana?
Lake Michigan
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100 Point Question
In what region of our state would you find
someone working at a steel mill?
Northern Lakes and Moraines
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100 Point Question
In what region of our state would you find
someone mining?
Southern Lowlands
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100 Point Question
Describe Indianas location on Earth in three
different ways.
North America, United States, Northern
Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, central U.S.
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100 Point Question
What is a renewable resource?
Something found in our environment we can replace
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200 Point Question
What is the difference between renewable and
nonrenewable resources?
Renewable- we can make more Nonrenewable- we
cant make more
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200 Point Question
Name a renewable resource. Name a nonrenewable
resource.
Renewable- trees, water, soil Nonrenewable-
natural gas, coal, limestone
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200 Point Question
Why did so many forests in Indiana disappear?
Lumber, paper, deforestation for homes
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200 Point Question
The ________ is a change in the weather when
large bodies of water are near land
Lake effect
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200 Point Question
How were Indianas three distinct landform
regions formed?
Glaciers during the Ice Age 20,000 years ago
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300 Point Question
The distance between an area and the _______ has
a big effect on the areas climate and temperature
equator
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300 Point Question
Name the four states that border Indiana.
Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois
Name the directions they border Indiana.
Daily Double!
Michigan-N, Ohio-E, Kentucky-S, Illinois-W
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300 Point Question
Which natural resource provides the main source
of heating and electric power in the state?
coal
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300 Point Question
The pattern of weather in a certain place over
many years is called the _______
climate
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300 Point Question
Coal, natural gas, and petroleum are examples of
______
Nonrenewable resources
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400 Point Question
The way a place uses and produces natural
resources, goods, and services is its________
economy
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400 Point Question
Indiana has one of the largest groups of _______
in the country.
Amish
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400 Point Question
Why did many people immigrate to Indiana?
Own land, jobs, religious freedom, equality
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400 Point Question
What are three of the most important crops in
Indiana?
Corn, soybeans, and wheat
Name three types of animals raised by farmers.
Daily Double!
Cattle, hogs, chicken, turkeys
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400 Point Question
Name two nonrenewable resources mined in the
Southern Lowlands.
Limestone and coal
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500 Point Question
Why are Indianas waterways so important?
Transportation, recreation, travel, shipment of
goods
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500 Point Question
What is biotechnology?
The science of using natural resources like
plants and improving them to make products.
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500 Point Question
How does Lake Michigan affect the climate of
northwest Indiana?
Cool northern air mixes with the warm air coming
off the lake to produce clouds which bring
rain/snow
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500 Point Question
What is the Great Migration?

• The time in history when African Americans moved
  north in search of better lives (jobs/freedom)

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500 Point Question
What is the difference between Latitude and
Longitude?
Latitude- run East-West, create North/South
hemispheres Longitude- run North-South, create
East/West Hemispheres
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