Vocabulary
An arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to operation in a direct line until the product is made
Assembly Line
The geography of the Midwest contributes to seasonal storms such as ____________and_______________.
Tornadoes and blizzards
1. hand
2. animals
What are two geographic features of the Midwest that impact weather?
the plains
great lakes
a large area of level or rolling grassland
Prairie
Geographic features can cause temperature changes such as ____________________ and ____________________.
Bitterly cold winters and very hot summers.
Later farmers used these to help them work more efficiently.
steel plows
A journey or trip undertaken for a specific purpose
Expedition
the act of treating a person or a group unfairly by other people or groups
Discrimination
The Rocky Mountains direct hot hair from the ________ into cooler air in the _________.
1.South
2. North
a group of farmers who work together to buy supplies, distribute products, and sell their products. These farmers receive many benefits of doing business as a unit
Cooperatives
What expedition led to pioneers heading west on wagon trails?
Lewis and Clark Expedition
a system used to remove water or liquid waste
Drainage
Different air temperatures over the flat plains causes what in the spring and summer months.
Violent thunderstorms
Sometimes the weather would be too wet or too dry which caused crops to grow poorly, and farmers could not pay their bills what are two ways farmers kept the agriculture industry growing during this time?
Forming cooperatives
Receiving government assistance
(will accept using steel plow)
What were the two main benefits of using steel instead of iron?
Steel was lighter than iron and easier to make.
the method of making a device, a process, or a system operate by itself
Automation
Explain how does lake-effect snowstorms occur.
As cold air travels across warm lakes the air warms and becomes more humid. As it rises, it cools again. The water in the air forms clouds and cause precipitation.
the use of canals, ditches, and pipes to bring water to dry land
Irrigation
Why did early Native Americans live near water?
Because the rich soil that is good for growing crops is found near rivers.