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Social Studies Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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An area of flat or rolling land covered mostly with wildflowers and grasses.

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prairie

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A funnel-shaped, spinning windstorm, sometimes called a cyclone or twister.

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tornado

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A long time with little or no rain.

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drought

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4
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Rock that contains enough of one or more kinds of minerals to be mined.

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ore

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5
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A drawing that shows the steps in a process.

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flowchart

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To change in order to make more useful, such as fitting one’s way of living into a new environment.

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adapt

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7
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To measure, especially land.

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survey

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8
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A square section of land in the northwest territory measuring 6 miles on each side; each township was divided into 36 smaller squares of land to be sold to settlers.

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township

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9
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A set of laws.

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ordinance

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10
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Land beyond the settled part of a country.

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frontier

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A person who first settles a new place.

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pioneer

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12
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A layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses.

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sod

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13
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Able to do everything for oneself, with no help from other people.

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self-sufficient

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14
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A map that shows information about a place during a certain time in history.

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historical map

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15
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A large boat with a flat bottom and square ends.

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flatboat

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16
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The movement of people from one place to another.

17
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A boat powered by a steam engine that turns a large paddle wheel.

18
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A person who sets up a new business.

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entrepreneur

19
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A place with pens and sheds where cattle are kept before being shipped.

20
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A line of workers and machines along which a product moves as it is put together one step at a time

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assembly line

21
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A way of manufacturing in which many items that are identical can be made quickly and cheaply.

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mass production

22
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An economy in which factories and machines manufacture most goods.

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industrial economy

23
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What is the capital of North Dakota

24
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What is the capital of South Dakota

25
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What is the capital of Nebraska

26
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What is the capital of Kansas?

27
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What is the capital of Minnesota?

28
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What is the capital of Iowa?

A

Des Moines

29
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What is the capital of Missouri

A

Jefferson City

30
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What is the capital of Wisconsin?

31
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What is the capital of Illinois?

A

Springfield

32
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What is the capital of Michigan?

33
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What is the capital of Indiana?

A

Indianapolis

34
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What is the capital of Ohio?

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