Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz

What is a flatboat?

• A boat with a long ridge on the bottom

• A boat with a flat bottom and square corners

• A boat powered by a steam engine

• A railroad engine

What does the term "territory" refer to?

• A journey taken by a group with a clear purpose

• A home

• An area of land belonging to a government

• A flat grassland

What is an expedition?

• A group of people who work as a unit

• A journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal

• The starting point of a moving body of water

• A person who translates from one language to another

What is a corps?

• A group of people who work as a unit

• A flat grassland

• A home

• A railroad engine

Who is an interpreter?

• A person who translates from one language to another

• A person who navigates rivers

• A person who builds houses

• A person who carries heavy loads

What is the source of a river?

• The top layer of grassy soil

• The starting point or beginning of a moving body of water

• A rock or mineral from which metal can be obtained

• A home

What is a prairie?

• A flat grassland

• A boat with a flat bottom

• A journey with a clear purpose

• A railroad engine

What is sod used for?

• To power a steam engine

• To build houses

• To navigate rivers

• To carry heavy loads

What does it mean to emigrate?

• To leave one place to settle permanently in another

• To carry heavy loads

• To translate languages

• To power a steam engine

What is a keelboat?

• A boat with a long ridge on the bottom, used to navigate rivers

• A boat powered by a steam engine

• A railroad engine

• A flat grassland