Civil Rights
Geography
Civics
Graphs/Charts
Misc
100
She was one of the first Black children to attend and all-white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
100
New Jersey is part of what region of the United States.
What is the northeast region?
100
According to this document, all people must be treated fairly.
What is the Constitution?
100
These lines run east to west across the earth. They measure distance away from the equator in degrees North or South.
What is latitude?
100
Which of the following are examples of information businesses?
a. family farms
b. banks
c. computer companies
d. television stations
What are B, C, and D?
200
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the leaders of this movement in the United States.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
200
New Jersey is this direction relative to New York.
What is south?
200
This person is the head of the executive branch in our local government.
Who is the mayor?
200
These lines run north to south across the earth. They measure degrees away from the prime meridian in east or west.
What is longitude?
200
This era in the United States was when new technologies allowed people to move from agricultural businesses (farms) to manufacturing businesses (factories)?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
300
This was the purpose of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is to call for Civil Rights in America and to end racism.
300
This type of map shows landform surfaces on Earth.
What is a physical feature map?
300
This document lists the rights and privileges that US citizens have.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
This city has a latitude of 41 N and longitude 96 W. 
What is Lincoln, Nebraska?
300
This factor helped the United states to become an industrial society.
a. small farm growth
b. factory closings
c. crop failures
d. new inventions
D. new inventions
400
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech was given in this city.
What is Washington, D.C.?
400
Name all five regions of the United States.
For a bonus 100 points: Name a state from each of those regions.
Northeast, southeast, southwest, midwest, and west
400
Place these events in the correct order, starting with the earliest event and ending with the most recent.
A. The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.
B. The Voting Rights Act granted all US citizens the right to vote, free from discrimination.
C. African Americans gained the right to vote.
D. Women gained the right to vote.
C, D, B, A (1870, 1920, 1965, 1971)
400
What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Portland, Oregon?
What is 45 degrees north, 122 degrees west?
400
Which of the following is NOT an effect of deforestation?
a. It can lead to an increase in greenhouse gas that can contribute to climate change.
b. Animals and plants will thrive or produce/grow more quickly
c. Erosion can occur and cause soil to become loose.
d. Animal habitats may be destroyed and they may be forced to relocate.
What is B - animals and plants will thrive or produce/grow more quickly.
500
This amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
500
Describe the difference between relative location and absolute location.
Relative location is based around what is near a place and the direction that place is compared to the other place.
Absolute location uses an address or longitude/latitude to describe where exactly a place is. The areas around that place have no impact on a place's absolute location.
500
These are four different types of maps. (Extra 100 points for naming all 5)
What are political, physical, population, resource, and elevation?
500
Which city is the southern most point on the map? What is its longitude and latitude?
What is Miami, Florida. 25 degrees north, 80 degrees west?
500
This event resulted in the conflict between the Dutch and the Lenape in the 17th century.
a. The Lenape taught the Dutch to fish for food.
b. the Dutch began to demand more fur and corn from the Lenape.
c. The Lenape taught the Dutch how to use fire to clear the land.
d. There wasn't any conflict between the Dutch and the Lenape.
What is:
b. the Dutch began to demand more fur and corn from the Lenape.