Physical Features
What are three Physical features about the plains states?
There are the Central Plains, The Great PLains, and there are tornadoes.
Who were the first people to settle in the plains states?
The first people were the french people.
Why did hunters kill buffalo?
They killed bulalo to feed railroad workers, make clothes, and use bones for tools.
Why do Des and Moines have a silent s at the end?
They have a silent s at the end because they are french.
Why did the russian people bring winter wheat?
They brought it because it can dry in warmer climates.
When did the people settle in the plains states?
They settled in the 1670s.
What kind of crops did people grow in the plains states?
They grew barley, sorghum, oats, corn, and wheat.
What did people build houses out of?
People built houses out of sod.
Why was the grass short and wrinkly?
The grass was short and wrinkly because the land was really dry.
Why did some places have no rain for months?
They had no rain because the worst drought of the history in the USA hit the Great plains in the 1930s.
How did people help their crops grow better?
They added fertilizer to their soil.
What went wrong with sod houses?
Snakes and bugs would drop from the roof.
What was the biggest plain in the Great Plains?
The biggest plain was Central Plains.
What did dust storms destroy?
Dust storms destroyed farms and cattle.
What did people use oil and natural gas for?
THey made chemicals, gasoline, plastic, and pharmaceuticals.
How many buffalo were killed?
About 15 million buffalo were killed.
What came from wind erosion in the Great Plains?
Dust storms came from the wind erosion.
When the french arrived who left?
The Sioux arrived.
What types of animals did farmers raise?
They raised cattle, sheep, and chickens.
What parts of the Great Plains were better for growing corn?
The rainier parts of the Great Plains were better for growing corn.