Midwest Region Vocabulary

a system of rivers, lakes, and canals through which ships travel

• waterway

• canal

• river

• ocean

a waterway that has been dug across land for ships to travel through

• lake

• river

• canal

• stream

a flat-bottomed boat that carries goods through lakes and rivers

• erosion

• barge

• trolley

• irrigation

a gated part of a canal or river used to raise and lower water levels

• barge

• irrigation

• lock

• prairie

a region of dry hills and sharp cliffs

• badlands

• desert

• plains

• irrigation

the wearing away of rock by water and wind

• irrigation

• badlands

• erosion

• crop rotation

an area where grass grows well, but trees are rare

• wetland

• bog

• prairie

• mountain

the planting of different crops in different years

• irrigation

• erosion

• canal

• crop rotation

the process of bring water to crops

• irrigation

• erosion

• prairie

• barge