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S.S. - Ch. 14 Vocab
Social Studies - Unit 7 - Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Transcontinental | Crossing a continent. |
Prejudice | An unfair, negative opinion that can lead to unjust treatment. |
Time Zone | A region that shares the same time. |
Internaional Date Line | An imaginary line that marks where the date changes. |
Homestead | A settler's home and land. |
Exodusters | African American settlers who called themselves after Exodus, a book of the Bible. |
Drought | A long period with little or no rain. |
Sodbusters | Name given to Great Plains farmers because they had to break through so much thick soil, called sod, to farm. |
Demand | The amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices. |
Supply | The amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices. |
Railhead | A town where railroad tracks begin or end. |
Barbed Wire | Twisted wire with a sharp barb, or point, every few inches. |
Reservation | Land that the government set aside for American Indians. |
Habitat | The area where an animal or plant normally lives or grows. |
Extinct | When a certain type of plant or animal no longer exists. |
Assimilate | Changing a group's cultures and traditions so that it blends with a larger group. |