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SS Chapter 8
Seimer's Class
Question | Answer |
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What is a tornado? | A funnel shaped, spinning windstorm |
Why did settlers on the Great Plains have to learn new ways of building? | Few trees, they built with sod |
Why did pioneer families need to be self-sufficient? | They needed to make the resources they needed. |
What crop did the Russian Mennonites bring with them to the Great Plains? | Winter Wheat |
How did new farm machines and improved plows change farming? | Made things easier for the farmer |
Why did pioneers on the Great Plains build soddies? | There were no trees for miles. |
How did trains link farms and cities? | The trains brought the products to the city to be sold. |
What is a prairie? | An area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses and wildflowers. |
What are the names of the two plains that make up the MidWest region? | The Great Plains and the Central Plains |
What is the main difference between the Central Plains and the Great Plains? | The amount of precipitation |
On which plain is Ohio located? | The Central Plains |
What is the leading crop in the Central Plains | Corn |
Dent corn can be used for this. | Feeding livestock |
What is a drought? | A period of time with little or no rain. |
Why is more wheat than corn grown on the Great Plains? | The Great Plains is drier with less fertile soil. Not enough precipitation for corn. |
What is a blizzard? | A snowstorm driven by strong, freezing winds. |