Cotton, Cattle & Railroad Vocabulary

Question 1

Barbed Wire

Answer 1

Barbed Wire- fencing that prevented cattle and other animals from destroying crops

Question 2

Ranches

Answer 2

Ranches - a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep

Question 3

Innovation

Answer 3

Innovation - a new idea or method. The introduction of something new.

Question 4

Technology

Answer 4

Technology - a new idea, method, or device.

Question 5

Commercial agriculture

Answer 5

Commercial agriculture - the practice of growing surplus crops to sell for profit

Question 6

Subsistence farming

Answer 6

Subsistence farming - the practice of growing enough crops to provide for one’s family group

Question 7

Settlement Patterns

Answer 7

Settlement Patterns - the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth

Question 8

Windmill (windpump or windwheel)

Answer 8

Windmill (windpump or windwheel) – allowed cattle, sheep, goats, and crops to be watered on a farmers land. They didn’t have to be near a river or water source.

Question 9

Irrigation

Answer 9

Irrigation - artificial application of water to the soil; usually used to assist the growing of crops in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall

Question 10

Treaty

Answer 10

Treaty - an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation:

often used at the end of a war

Question 11

Stampede

Answer 11

Stampede- a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals

Question 12

Vaqueros

Answer 12

Vaqueros - Spanish term for Cowboy

Question 13

Textiles

Answer 13

Textiles- a fiber, filament, or yarn used in making cloth

Question 14

Urbanization

Answer 14

Urbanization - the process of increasing human settlement in cities