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Vocabulary
Lesson 1 and vocab.
Lesson 2 and vocab.
Lesson 3
Bar/Line graphs and Bonus
100
process by which water and wind wear away rock
What is erosion?
100
gated part of a canal or river
What is a lock?
100
system of rivers, lakes, and canals through which many ships travel
What is a waterway?
100
Corn and soybeans are grown in the ___________________, which is also known as the Corn Belt
What are crops grown in the Central Plains?
100
shows changes that have occured over time but can be used to show comparisons
What is a bar graph?
200
flat-bottomed boat
What is a barge?
200
area where grasses grow well, but trees are rare
What is a prairie?
200
a waterway that has been dug across the land for ships to go through
What is a canal?
200
Wheat and sunflowers are grown in the ___________________________, which doesn't get as much rain as the Central Plains
What are crops grown in the Great Plains?
200
show information in a clear, simple picture
What is a reason to use a bar graph or line graph?
300
process of bringing water to farms to spray over fields
What is irrigation?
300
Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior
What are the Great Lakes?
300
lush, green plains with rivers; warmer climate and very humid
What was the climate like in the Badlands in the time of the dinosaurs?
300
A greater variety of crops can be grown
What is the changes irrigation has caused in the farming of the Great Plains?
300
This is what helps you to know what a graph is displaying and should always be read first.
What are titles and labels?
400
region of dry hills and sharp cliffs formed of crumbling rock
What are the badlands?
400
Flat on bottom, less expensive, uses less fuel, require less maintenence, can carry heavier loads, and moves more slowly
What are advantages and disadvantages of barges?
400
rivers, __________, ________ and _________ are a part of erosion which causes the Badlands to change
What is sand, rain and wind?
400
Crops on the Great Plains and Central Plains grow different crops because _______________________________________?
What is "they receive different amounts of rainfall?"
400
The information that is on the side of a graph is on the __ -axis. The information on the bottom of a graph is on the ___-axis.
What is "x" and "y?"
500
planting of different crops in different years
What is crop rotation?
500
Glaciers covered most of North America. As the earth warmed up, the glaciers melted. The holes they left behind were filled with their water
What is how the Great Lakes were formed?
500
bison, birds, reptiles, prairie dogs, porcupines, and mixed grasses
What is plants and animals found in the Badlands?
500
It has a long growing season and rich, deep soil.
What is a reason the Midwest is an important agricultural region?
500
Found the famous fossil in the Badlands
Who is Sue Hendrickson?