States
A geographical area belonging to or under the control of a government.
territory
An important equal rights leader who helped African Americans peacefully gain equal rights.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The weather in the south central states has (longer/shorter) warm months.
longer
People who rushed to live on the land and those who rushed early were known as ________________.
sooners
A large flat or slightly rolling grass covered and treeless piece of land with fertile soil.
prairie
An artificial waterway for boats or for draining and irrigating land.
canal
What major river runs through the central states. It is the 2nd largest in North America.
Mississippi River
A broad, flat area of land which is raised above the surrounding land.
plateau
The panhandle state.
Oklahoma
Cotton plantations are found in __________________.
Mississippi
A harbor town or city where ships load or unload cargo.
port
The science or occupation of cultivating the soil , producing crops, and raising livestock.
agriculture
Which state is known for dairy production.
Wisconsin.
A very large farm or piece of land, where products such as cotton or coffee are grown and raised by workers.
plantation
A large stretch of flat, treeless land.
plains
Texas has huge grasslands where cattle are raised on _____________.
ranches
Fishermen often use the salt water to catch fish, shrimp, and _____________ crabs.
blue
A place where they take out the impurities of a product in order to make the product pure.
refinery
A portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
gulf
Any house with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.
homestead
Cornhusker state.
Nebraska
Land that is covered with grasses and clovers rather than shrubs and trees.
grasslands
What is mined in the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee?
coal
(True or False) Maine is a state in the mid west.
False
(True or False) Texas is a south central state.
True