Chap 7/8 Flashcards
Tributary
River or stream that flows into another river.
Levee
High river bank that stops the river from overflowing.
Lock
Part of a waterway that is closed off by gates
What are the Midwest regions?
Plains States and the Great Lakes States
Supply
How much of a product producers will make at different prices
Demand
How much of a product consumers will buy at different prices
Homestead
Piece of land given to someone to settle and form there.
What did the Homestead act do in 1862
Offered Great Plains land for a small fee to people who would live there for five years.
Reservation
Land that is set aside by the government for American Indians
Assembly line
Each worker does one small job as a product moves along the line.
Who improved the assembly line?
Henry Ford
Where is the gateway arch and what does it represent?
St. Louis, MO.
Stands as a monument to the pioneers who passed through st Louis.
Who explored and mapped the land west of the Mississippi River?
What year did the set out?
Who sent them?
Lewis and Clark
1804
Thomas Jefferson
Primary Source
Comes from a person who witnessed an event
Secondary Source
Comes from someone who did not see the event
Elevated train
Railway that runs above the ground on raised tracks
Wages
Payments for work
Population Density
Measure of how many people live in an area
Grain elevator
Building used to store wheat or other grains
Prairie
Dry, mostly flat grassland with few trees.
