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Genius Questions
100

What are the two types of natural resources?

Renewable & Unrenewable

100

What is the “y axis” and the “x axis” on a projection map called? (hint: the line that divides the globe from east to west and north to south).

"Y" axis is the Prime Meridian

"X" axis is the Equator

100

What is the most important river in Montana?  Explain why.

Missouri river because it connects to the Mississippi river which connects to the ocean thus connecting Montana to nearly every economy in the world.

100

Name three Indian reservations in Montana.

Flathead, Blackfoot, Rocky Boys, Cheyenne, Crow, Fort Peck, Belknap

100

Name the most interesting thing you’ve learned during “free curiosity time.”

Anything is fine.

Mr. Bennett believes that a primary reason for Rome's decline was that it stopped being a Republic.  
200

Name two types of renewable resources.  Name two types of non-renewable resources.

Crops, cattle, fish, deer, solar.  

Any minerals, fossil fuels, 

200

What is the "western “hemisphere?”

What is the "northern hemisphere?"

Western hemisphere is anything west of the prime meridian.

Northern hemisphere is anything north of the equator.

200

In your own words, explain two major differences between western Montana and eastern Montana.

Western is mountainous, more foliage, more wildlife, more mineral resources, more preferable weather, more population.

Eastern Montana is wide open plains, more arable land, less preferable weather, less population. 

200

Which reservation/s united the local tribes to engage Custer in the battle of Little Bighorn

Cheyenne & Crow

200

What is the largest contiguous piece of arable land in the entire world?

The Mississippi Basin (of which the Great Plains in Montana are a part of).

300

Besides natural resources, there is a third type of resource, what is it?

Man-made resources

300

Approximately where does the prime meridian and equator intersect? (hint: it’s in a particular ocean near a particular continent).

Atlantic Ocean close to northwestern Africa

300

Name two natural resources that led to massive migration into western Montana.

Gold & copper

300

Glacier National Park is to the west of which reservation?

Blackfoot Reservation

300

On a polar projection map the latitudinal lines appear as what shape?  Why?

Circles.  Because the latitudinal lines are being so "bent" as the reach the north and south poles.

400

Name two types of man-made resources.

roads, boats, plows, electricity grids, computers etc.

400

In your own words, explain what a projection map is.

It's a 2d version of a 3d globe. 

400

In terms of minerals, what natural resource does Missoula have? (hint: you’ve seen the trucks driving around Missoula).

Construction sand & gravel

400

Name three interesting facts about three of the tribes cultures, practices, or history.

Any three :)

400

”To govern” means to make a decision that have implications.  Name the seven (or eight) levels of government.

1) Individual 2) Family 3) Community

City / County  (can count as one or two)

State

Federal

United Nations

500

In your own words, describe what the “tragedy of the commons” is when it comes to resource management.

When a common renewable resource is openly shared it tends to be overly utilized at a rate that is unsustainable.  Tragically making the renewable resource no longer available to anyone.

500

How does a Mercator projection map differ from a Robinson projection map?

Mercator has straight lines but becomes warped the farther your go north or south.

Robinson uses curved lines but everything remains proportional.

500

List two reasons why eastern Montana didn’t establish any major settlements until much later in Montana’s history.

Was not militarily defensible

Did not have as many high value resources such as gold and copper.

500

What is the name of the most north eastern reservation in Montana?

Fort Peck Reservation

500

Out of the fifty states in the USA. Montana was admitted as what number?  What two states were admitted six days earlier?  What state was admitted two days later?

Montana was 41st.  North & South Dakota had been admitted six days earlier.  Washington was then admitted two days after Montana.
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