Cullen - SS Ch. 8 Word Scramble
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Cullen - SS Ch. 8
Ch. 8 Exploring the Midwest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A huge, slow moving mass of ice | glacier |
| Flat land covered in wildflowers and grasses | prairie |
| Movement of people from one place to another | migration |
| A funnel shaped, moving wind storm that causes great damage | tornado |
| A line of workers that put together a product one step at a time | assembly line |
| A layer of soil, held together by the roots of grasses | sod |
| Quickly and cheaply manufacturing many products at once. | mass production |
| A long time with little or no rain | drought |
| A person who sets up a new business | entrepreneur |
| Inventor of the assembly line | Henry Ford |
| Where did the Sioux live | Central Plains |
| What formed the Great Lakes? | moving glaciers |
| What are two natural resources found in the Midwest? | iron ore and natural gas |
| What animal did the Souix follow! | buffalo |
| What did railroads carry? | people, mail, cattle |
| What city connected 10 major railroad lines in the 1800s? | Chicago |
| Three ways Native Americans used the buffalo? | food, clothing, tools |
| Why was Detroit so important to the automobile industry? | location on the Great Lakes for shipping, and nearby steel mills. |
| Why did the Souix move place to place | settlers took over their land. |
Created by:
jcullenrp
on 2012-02-17