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Social Studies (Feb 2)
Question | Answer |
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What is a conquistador? | The Spanish word for the soldiers who conquered the Americas. |
What is a rancho? | Large farms where animals such as sheep or cattle are raised. |
What is a vaquaro? | A Spanish word for "cowboy" used to describe workers on cattle ranches. |
What is a cattle drive? | A journey in which cowboys heeded cattle north to railroad depots in the late 1800s. |
What is barbed wire? | Wire with sharp points that is used to fence off areas of land. |
What is the Chisholm Trail? | A cattle drive route |
What is industry? | All the businesses that make one kind of good or provide one kind of service. |
What is high technology? | The use of advanced scientific ideas and special tools to meet people's needs. |
What is an astronomer? | A scientist who studies other planets and the stars. |
What is NFTA? | North American Free Trade Agreement, which has made trade easier between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. |