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Chapter 8
Reveiw for Chapter 8 -The Midwest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which process formed the Great Lakes thousands of years ago? | The moving and melting of glaciers |
| Which is a landform covered mostly with grasses and flowers? | A prairie |
| What does drought mean? | A long period of little to no rain |
| Which mineral is plentiful in the midwest region? | Iron Ore |
| What was one way the Sioux adapted to living on the Great Plains? | They moved place to place following the buffalo |
| What did most early settlers of the Great Plains use to build their homes? | Sod |
| What does Migration mean? | Movement of people from one place to another |
| Why were railroads important to the growth of the Great Plains? | Provide an easier way for settlers to reach the midwest |
| Which midwest city connected 10 railroad lines in the mid 1800’s? | Chicago, Illinois |
| A person who starts a new business is called what? | Entrepeneur |
| Which Inventor helped set up an assembly line in Detroit? | Henry Ford |
| Which is the process in which a product is made more quickly and cheaply by using machines? | Mass Production |
| A place where livestock is bought, sold and held is called what? | Stockyard |
| What were flatboats used for? | carry goods and people across water |
| What does it mean to adapt? | To change your ways of life |
| What was the frontier? | Lands beyond settlement |
| What is an ordinance? | A set of laws |
| What does it mean to be self-sufficient? | To do everything for yourself. |
| Who was Samuel Clemens known as? | Mark Twain |
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