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100
The largest river in the United States is the
Mississippi River
100
A plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by tall grasses is a
prairie
100
The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was the
bison
100
The Sioux Indians and Sitting Bull defeated General Custer at the _____________________________________.
Battle of Little Big Horn
200
The largest island in the West Indies is
Cuba
200
The Plains Indians mostly lived in
tepees
200
______________________ was the Sioux medicine man and chief.
Sitting Bull
200
_________________________ is a huge monument with the carvings of the faces of 4 presidents.
Mount Rushmore
300
The worlds largest gulf is the
Gulf of Mexico
300
The word ________________ means "friends" or "allies"
Dakota
300
______________________ are dried up plants that break off from their roots and toll across the plains.
Tumbleweeds
400
The longest river in the world is the
Nile River
400
Hundreds of million of _____________________ lived in vast underground "towns" that stretched over the prairies.
Prairie dogs
400
The _________________ tribe was named for the color of their moccasins.
Blackfoot
500
The chief tributary of the Mississippi is the
Missouri River
500
Prairies usually have what type of weather conditions?
More extreme weather conditions than other areas
500
A _____________ is a time of little or no rain.
drought