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Cullen SS Ch 8
Ch. 8 Exploring the Midwest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A huge, slow moving mass of ice | glacier |
| Flat land, covered in wildflowers and grasses | prairie |
| Movemment of people from one place to another | migration |
| A funnel shaped, moving wind storm that causes great damage | tornado |
| A line of workers that put together a product one step at a time | assembly line |
| A layer of soil, held together by the roots of grasses | sod |
| Quickly and cheaply manufacturing many products at once | mass production |
| A long time with little or no rain | drought |
| A person who sets up a new business | entrepreneur |
| Inventor of the assembly line | Henry Ford |
| Where did the Souix live? | Central Plains |
| What formed the Great Lakes? | moving glaciers |
| What are two natural resources found in the Midwest? | iron ore and natural gas |
| What animal did the Souix follow? | buffalo |
| What three things did railroads carry? | people, mail, cattle |
| What city connected 10 major railroad lines in the 1800s? | Chicago |
| What are three ways the Native Americans used the buffalo? | food, clothing, tools |
| Why was Detroit so important to the automoblie industry? | location on the Great Lakes for shipping, and nearby steel mills |
| Why did the Souix move place to place? | settlers took over their land |