Geography
Numbers
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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
100
Is California on the east coast or west coast?
west coast
100
When did the railroad owners hammer the last railroad spike?
May 10, 1869
100
Who signed the Pacific Railroad Act?
President Abraham Lincoln
100
translate into Chinese "oxen"
公牛
100
translate into English "一个电报工人"
A telegraph worker
200
In which state did the two railroads meet?
Utah
200
When did President Abraham Lincoln sign the Pacific Railroad Act?
1862
200
Before the railroad was built, how did settlers travel across the country?
Wagons
200
translate into Chinese “west coast"
西海岸
200
Rains washed away bridges
translate into English"雨水冲走了大桥"
300
In what state is the Grand Canyon?
Arizona
300
After the railroad was built, how long did it take to travel from the east coast to the west coast?
a few days
300
Why was building the railroad so dangerous? give 2-3 answers
The mountains were steep and rocky. Blizzards made it difficult to see. Avalanches buried men alive. They used explosives to break apart the rocks
300
translate into Chinese “Pacific Railroad Act"
太平洋铁路法
300
translate into English "雪崩把人活埋"
Avalanches buried men alive
400
Which railroad began in California?
Central Pacific Railroad
400
To celebrate the finishing of the railroad, how many guns did the Navy fire off in New York?
200
400
Who were the people who built the railroad?
give 3 answersimmigrants from China and Ireland. Civil War veterans
400
translate into Chinese "Hired many Chinese workers"
雇佣了许多中国工人
400
translate into English "内战老兵"
Veterans of the Civil War
500
Which railroad began being built in Omaha, Nebraska?
The Union Pacific Railroad
500
How do you read this number?
502,793,204
500
Why was the transcontinental railroad so important?
Because it made travel across the country more convenient.
500
translate into Chinese "Wore their old uniforms"
穿上他们的旧制服
500
translate into English "因为饥荒离开爱尔兰"
left Ireland because of famine
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