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Geog of Midwest
Question | Answer |
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prarie | an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers |
tornado | funnel shaped windstorm |
drought | long period of no rain |
ore | rock that has one or more kinds of minerals |
flowchart | diagram that shows the steps in a process |
adapt | change their ways to survive in the new environment |
survey | measure |
township | land divided into squares |
ordinance | set of laws |
frontier | land beyond settlement |
pioneer | person who first settles in a place |
self-sufficient | has to do almost everything themself |
sod | layer of soil held together by roots and grasses |
historical map | shows information about a place at a certain time in history |
flatboats | large rafts made of boards tied together` |
migration | movement of people from one place to another |
steamboat | boat powered by a steam engine |
entrepreneurs | people who start businesses |
stockyard | a place where livestock is bought and sold |
assembly line | a line of workers along which a product moves as it is put togehter |
mass production | a product is made more quickly and cheaply by using machines |
industrial economy | most goods are made by machines |
Which process formed the Great lakes thousands of years ago? | the moving and melting of glaciers |
What mineral is plentiful in the Midwest region? | iron ore |
What was one way the Sioux adapted to living on the Great Plains? | they moved from place to place following the buffalo |
What did the early settlers of the Great Plains use to build their homes? | sod |
Why were railroads important to the growth of the Great Plains? | They provided a quicker way for settlers to reach the Midwest |
Which Midwest city connected ten major railroad lines in the mid-1800s? | Chicago, Illinois |
Which inventor helped set up an assembly line in Detroit? | Henry Ford |