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Unit 4 The Midwest
Term | Definition |
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Prairie | a dry, mostly flat grassland with few trees. |
Tributary | a river or stream that flows into another river |
Levee | a high river bank that stops the river from overflowing |
Lock | a part of a water way that is closed off by gates |
Supply | how much of a product producers will make at different prices |
Demand | how much of a product consumers will buy at different prices |
Homestead | a piece of land given to someone to settle and farm |
Reservation | land set aside by the government for American Indians |
Assembly Line | a way of making products in which each worker does one small part of the job as a product moves along the line |
Elevated Train | a railway that runs above the ground on raised stacks |
Population Density | a measure of how many people live in an area |
Grain Elevator | a building used to store wheat or other grains |