Mr. LoSasso presents…

1. Mr. LoSasso presents… Save our Earth! Version 2.0 The Rainforests

2. Each Round, teams will attempt to answer 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 point questions.If a question is missed, the LAST place team gets the first chance to steal, followed by the next to last place team, followed by the 2nd place team. The team in 1st place NEVER has the opportunity for a steal.If a steal is earned by a team, the team gets the original points, plus 1 pick at on the Checkerboard for BONUS points!

3. Are you ready for some toss ups?!?!

5. For 50 points

6. For 45 points

7. For 30 points

8. For 40 points

9. For 20 points

10. For 60 points

11. Jeopardy Version 2.0 Round 1: Rainforest History In most countries of the Amazon Basin, the rainforest was undeveloped & ___________ [NUXELPORDE] for hundreds of years. 10 UNEXPLORED In the 1960s, the Brazilian government decided that it could use the resources of the Amazon rainforest to make Brazil a very _______________ [YHTLAWE] country. 20 WEALTHY HARDWOOD Valuable resources include rare ______________ [OOWDHDAR] from trees & fertile land for farming and grazing ______________ [TTALCE]. 30 CATTLE Other valuable resources include water ________ [OERWP] from dammed rivers & minerals such as _________ [DGOL] & __________ [OINR]. POWER 40 GOLD IRON The Brazilian government encouraged groups to clear the ________ [SETRE] off the land, or __________ [ESTORDEF] it, and then to settle and develop the land. 50 TREES DEFOREST

12. Jeopardy V 2.0 Round 2: Rainforest Overview Rainforests receive between 100 and 400 __________ [SHNICE] of rain each year! 10 INCHES The ____________ [AMZANO] rainforest in South America is the ____________ [GREASTL] in the world. AMAZON 20 LARGEST The Amazon rainforest is roughly the same size as the continental _________ ________ [EDITNU TTSSAE]. 30 UNITED STATES In South America, the rainforests spread across _______ [ENNI] countries. Most of the rainforests fall inside the borders of _________ [ZAIRLB]. 40 NINE BRAZIL PERCENT Twenty ____________ [EPCRNET] of the Earth’s __________________ [ERATHWESFR] flows through the Amazon & the smaller ____________ [SRIVER], called tributaries, that flow into it. 50 FRESHWATER F FR FRE FRES FRESH FRESHW RIVERS

13. Jeopardy V 2.0 Round 3: Amazon River The Amazon is the second longest river in the world, second only to the Nile River located in _______________ [FRACIA]. 10 AFRICA The rivers & rainforest of the Amazon make up a large ________ [SAIBN] (this refers to a region drained by a single river system). 20 BASIN The Amazon basin is like a _________ [ELFNNU], with its wide end at the __________ [DNEAS] mountains. F FU FUN FUNNEL 30 ANDES The Amazon’s water flows _______ [ESTW] to _______ [ETSA] and eventually empties into the ______________ [TCILNATA] Ocean . WEST EAST 40 ATLANTIC The average __________ [DPHET] of the river during the rainy season is 131 feet, and the average _________ [HTDWI] can be nearly 25 miles at certain points. DEPTH 50 WIDTH

14. Jeopardy V 2.0 Round 4: Rainforest Climate Rainforest climates like the Amazon are located in the ________ [OIPTRCS], between 23 ½ degrees north & 23 ½ degrees south latitude. 10 TROPICS Rainforest climates tend to be _______ [THO], __________ [MUHDI] and full of _____________ [TIONETATVEG]. HOT 20 HUMID VEGETATION These fertile forests are valuable ____________ [CSERUOSRE] which are home to the largest variety of ___________ [SMLAIN] and vegetables on Earth. RESOURCES 30 ANIMALS Tropical rainforests are also important because they serve as the “________ [NULGS] of the __________ [RATEH].” 40 LUNGS EARTH Tropical rainforests ___________ [GEANCH], or convert, large amounts of ________ _________ [BROCAN DEXIIDO] into oxygen in the atmosphere. C CHAN CH CHA CHANGE 50 CARBON DIOXIDE

15. Social Studies “UNSCRAMBLERS”for control of the last round. First team to solve 3 “unscramblers” gains control…..each player may ONLY successfully solve ONE “unscrambler” for his/her team.

16. “UNGLS FO HET THEAR” “LUNGS OF THE EARTH”

17. 10 point BONUS to the last place team… What is known as the “lungs of the earth?” Rainforests

18. BGLAOL NGMIAWR GLOBAL WARMING

19. 30 point BONUS to the last place team… What South American country is shown here? Colombia

20. “EHT IOPTRCS” “THE TROPICS”

21. 20 point BONUS to the last place team… At what number degrees latitude are the “Tropics” located? 23 ½ degrees

22. EENRHOGUES FFEETC GREENHOUSE EFFECT

23. 35 point BONUS to the last place team… What South American country is shown here? Bolivia

24. XYENOG OXYGEN

25. 40 point BONUS to the last place team… What South American country is shown here? Ecuador

26. OAANMZ VIERR AMAZON RIVER

27. 45 point BONUS to the last place team… What South American country is shown here? Argentina

28. ONRCBA XOIIDDE CARBON DIOXIDE

29. 50 point BONUS to the last place team… What South American country is shown here? Peru

30. ALURANT SEROURECS NATURAL RESOURCES

31. You may ONLY answer 1 more 5 MORE TOSS UPS!!! Let’s Rumble Fool!

32. 50 Points!

33. 2 CheckerboardPicks

34. 45 Points

35. 60 Points

36. 3 Checkerboard Picks

37. Jeopardy V 2.0 FINAL Mystery Round!!! Farming deforested land has NOT always been a success because the rainforest _________ [ISOL] is poor for growing _________ [SOCRP]. ? SOIL CROPS ________________ [NEVIORMNENATILSST] are concerned about deforestation for a variety of reasons. ENVIRONMENTALISTS ? Deforestation has driven many ___________ [PSECEIS] of plants and animals to _____________ [NIOTCNITXE]. SPECIES ? EXTINCTION Deforestation is causing the atmosphere around the earth to _______ [EAHT] up, creating what is called a _________________ [EEOUESHNGR] effect. ? HEAT GREENHOUSE Many scientists believe this condition may damage the earth’s ___________ [OZNEO] layer, the layer of the atmosphere that protects the earth from the ______ [UNS]. ? OZONE SUN

38. 4 more questions OH NO!!!

39. You may…. PENALIZE ANY TEAM 75 POINTS <OR> PICK 3 CHECKERBOARD PICKS

40. You choose… 50 points <OR> 2 CHECKERBOARD PICKS

41. You choose… 75 points <OR> 3 CHECKERBOARD PICKS

42. Pick any 2…. 60 points <OR> 2 CHECKERBOARD PICKS <OR> Penalize Any team 50 points