Vocabulary
An explored land.
frontier
The preparing of meat for sale.
meatpacking
Which city is know as the "Gateway to the West"?
St. Louis
Kansas produce more ____________ than any other state.
wheat
The Soo Locks raise and lower ships between what two lakes?
Lake Huron and Lake Superior
A flat or gently rolling land covered with tall grass and wildflowers.
prairie
Public land set aside by the government for use by American Indians.
reservation
The Gateway arch is a memorial for who?
The pioneers who settled the west.
In the 1870s cowboys from Texas herded cattle to ____________________.
Dodge City
Ford's assembly line helped lower car prices because ______________________.
-it took less time to make the cars.
Soil that is able to produce good crops.
fertile
A process in which each worker assembles one part of a product before passing it to the next worker.
assembly line
What two rivers does Iowa lie between?
Mississippi River and Missouri River
Which presidents are carved in Mount Rushmore?
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln
What city in Illinois is known as a transportation hub?
Chicago
livestock
Lift and lower ships from one waterway to another.
lock
Before trains Iowa farmers used what to send their crops to market?
rivers
What monument honors an American Indian chief?
Crazy Horse
________________ Field is the second oldest baseball park in America and home of the ___________.
Wrigley
Cubs
Area or building where livestock are kept for slaughter.
feedlot
A city that serves as a center for moving goods and people.
transportation hub
What is one of Iowa's main crops?
corn
Where in South Dakota are Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorials?
Black Hills
Why are indoor malls such as the Mall of America common in the Midwest?