Cotton Cattle and Railroads vocabulary quiz

The _______ industry involves raising cows for meat, milk, or leather.

• Fishing

• Cattle

• Mining

• Textile

Communication involves sharing ideas, thoughts, or information with others. Which of the following is NOT a form of communication?

• A) Talking

• B) Writing

• C) Sleeping

• D) Using phones

What is 'Irrigation'?

• Planting trees

• Bringing water to dry land to help plants grow

• Building roads

• Mining for gold

Landforms are natural shapes on the Earth's surface. Which of the following is NOT a landform?

• Mountain

• River

• Car

• Valley

To _______ means to change something to make it better or fit a need.

• Destroy

• Modify

• Ignore

• Abandon

Physical factors are natural things that affect life. Which of the following is a physical factor?

• A) A skyscraper

• B) A river

• C) A car

• D) A computer

The _______ industry involves businesses that build and run trains to carry people and goods across the country.

• Airline

• Railroad

• Shipping

• Automobile

What does 'Adapt' mean?

• To change or adjust to fit into a new place or situation

• To stay the same

• To move to a new place

• To build a new home.

Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

• A) A group of Texas leaders

• B) African American soldiers who protected settlers

• C) A type of weather pattern

• D) A transportation method.

Westward Expansion refers to the time when people moved west in the U.S. to ____.

• study weather

• find new land, build towns, and start farms

• develop new transportation methods

• create new government systems