Transcontinental Railroad Vocab

What would I do on a transcontinental trip?

• Travel across a continent.

• Travel across an ocean

• Travel in a wagon

• Go to work

Which of the following is an example of a contribution?

• A fruit growing on a tree

• Helping my group complete a project

• An insect that lives underground

• My dad getting a new job

What does the word unite mean?

• to bring together

• to pull apart

• to eat a large amount

• the make a railroad

Where would I find suburbs?

• Underground

• outside of a city

• in a nest

• in a big city

Who was in competition during the building of the transcontinental railroad?

• The Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad

• France and the United States

• Dogs and cats

• The north and south

What is the definition of expand?

• to get bigger or wider

• to get smaller and smaller

• to eat too much

• to work so hard that you are exhausted

Which of the following would I measure with acres?

• a city

• a swimming pool

• water in a water bottle

• oranges

Which of the following is an example of a commute?

• my mom driving to and from work

• eating lunch at school

• swimming in a pool

• eating pizza

Which of the following things is affordable?

• A 5 cent piece of candy

• a plane ticket to Australia

• an expensive sports car