Great Plains
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the nineteenth century, people's ______________ of the Great Plains changed. | perceptions
🗑
|
||||
| The Great Plains are made up of ____________ that rise gradually from east to west. | flatlands
🗑
|
||||
| The land of the Great Plains is __________ by wind and water. | eroded
🗑
|
||||
| There is little __________ in the Great Plains. | rainfall
🗑
|
||||
| There are frequent ___________ storms in the Great Plains. | dust
🗑
|
||||
| Because of new technologies, people saw the Great Plains not as a ____________ ___________, but as a vast area to be settled. | treeless wasteland
🗑
|
||||
| This invention allowed people to mark property lines and keep their livestock contained. | barbed wire
🗑
|
||||
| This invention was sharper and and better suited for digging in the dry, tough soil of the midwest. | steel plow
🗑
|
||||
| This farming technique allowed farming in areas with little rainfall. | dry farming
🗑
|
||||
| This adaptation allowed people to build shelter in the Great Plains where there were little trees or stones. | sod houses
🗑
|
||||
| The grasslands were a perfect pasture area for these grazing animals. | beef cattle
🗑
|
||||
| This type of plant grows best in drier climates. | wheat
🗑
|
||||
| This invention pumped water from under the ground. | wind mills
🗑
|
||||
| This invention connected the Atlantic with the Pacific. | Transcontinental railroad
🗑
|
||||
| New opportunities and technological advances led to westward migration after the __________ __________. | Civil War
🗑
|
||||
| Opportunities to ______ land was one reason for westward migration. | own
🗑
|
||||
| Technological advances, such as the _________________ ___________________, encouraged some people to move west. | transcontinental railroad
🗑
|
||||
| The discovery of _____________ lured some people to the West. | gold
🗑
|
||||
| Former slaves moved west in search of a ______ _________________. | new beginning
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
Vmcinturff
Popular U.S. History sets