Grab bag!
Give a compliment to someone in the room (who is not on your team). Compliments can't be about anyone's clothing, hair, looks etc.
answers may vary!
The country with the most square miles of tropical rainforest in Africa is ______________. (p. 62)
The Democratic Republic of Congo
If you start in New Mexico and go north 3 states and then go east 2 states you be in... (p.41)
Minnesota
True or False: Thanksgiving has been a yearly American tradition since its first occurrence in 1621
False
The capital of Bolivia is...
LA PAZ
The capital of Iran is ________ and it is about ____ miles _____ of the city of Shriaz.
The capital of Iran is Tehran and it is about 400 miles north of the city of Shriaz.
How many countries does India share a border with? (pp. 86-87)
6
Which of the following is not a small mountain range in the northeast? (p. 43)
Green Mts.
Catskill Mts.
Boston Mts.
Adirondacks
Boston Mountains
The meal that has come to be mythologized to be the "first Thanksgiving" was celebrated ______ years ago.
400 years
A river that starts with the letter "C" in Argentina is...
The Colorado River...
The recording artist who sings "Midnight Train to Georgia" is...
Gladys Knight
The country with largest variety of economic uses of its land in Europe (excluding Russia) is .... (p.75)
Norway
The most densely populated area in our country runs from the city of _______ to the city of _________, and includes these 3 metropolitan areas along the way (p. 49)
Runs from Washington DC to Boston and includes Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City
The tribe that shared the meal with the Pilgrims that came to be known as the first Thanksgiving was the __________ tribe.
Wampanoag
Lima, Peru and Santa Cruz, Bolivia are about _____ miles apart.
1000
Which of these statements is false? (pp. 44-47)
Kansas produces a large share of the wheat grown in the U.S.
A state that has 4 kinds of energy reserves/fossil fuels is North Dakota
No part of Alaska gets only 0-10 inches of rain a year
Iowa's growing season is 4-6 months long
No part of Alaska gets only 0-10 inches of rain a year (In fact, nearly half of it gets this little precipitation!)
The capital of Mali is...
Bamako
What state is Rock Springs in? (Must use Atlas to find answer)
Wyoming
What are two different ways to see Thanksgiving?
A holiday that glosses over (ignores) violence and death that colonists brought to the native peoples
A holiday of thanks, teamwork, friendship between different cultures and a celebration of survival
The city that is 20 degrees south and 45 degrees west is...
Belo Horizonte