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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
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 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
Thursday, October 6th!
$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 nonrenewable 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!