US History II SOL 2A-B & 4A Notes Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: The large area of grasslands located in the central portion of the United States is called the _________.

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Plateau

• Mississippi Delta

Fill in the blank: To wear away by wind or water is to _________.

• Erode

• Condense

• Evaporate

• Melt

Fill in the blank: The process of changing to fit a purpose or situation is called _________.

• Adaptation

• Migration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Fill in the blank: Used by settlers in place of wood to make fences on the Great Plains is called _________.

• Barbed Wire

• Stone Walls

• Hedge Bushes

• Iron Sheets

Fill in the blank: The new, harder plow that could cut through the tough sod of the Great Plains is called the _________.

• Steel Plow

• Wooden Plow

• Iron Hoe

• Clay Shovel

Fill in the blank: The method used to farm the low rainfall areas of the Great Plains is called _________

• Dry Farming

• Irrigation Farming

• Slash and Burn

• Hydroponics

Fill in the blank: Shelter built of tough, prairie sod by settlers of the Great Plains is called a _________

• Sod House

• Log Cabin

• Teepee

• Adobe Hut

Fill in the blank: Used to pump water from deep wells on the Great Plains are called _________.

• Windmills

• Tractors

• Canals

• Sprinklers

Fill in the blank: _________ is a grass crop that is raised successfully on the Great Plains.

• Wheat

• Rice

• Corn

• Barley

Fill in the blank: Settlers raised cattle on the grasslands of the Great Plains. This is known as _________.

• Beef Cattle Raising

• Crop Rotation

• Irrigation Farming

• Timber Harvesting