Vocabulary
A region of dry hills and sharp cliffs
Badlands
A vast plain area east of the Rocky Mountains
The Great Plains
List one animal that lives in the prairies
(directly from the chart on your study guide)
Bison, antelope, or coyotes
A highway that connects states
Interstate
The planting of different crops every year
crop rotation
List one animal that lives in the dry, rocky hills
Snake, sheep, or deer
A law that determined how the Northwest Territory would become states.
Northwest Ordinance
A person sent from land to land to spread religion
missionary
List one animal that lives in the forest
A person who moves place to place.
Nomad
Trading post
List one animal that lives in the wetlands, rivers, and streams
Ducks, fish, or eagles
Capable of growing crops
Arable
A point where things meet
junction
List one animal that lives in the praries
Bison, antelope, and coyotes