Survive the Dust Storm: Aftermath

Lance and Dave were discussing how to mark off their land effectively. Which invention/adaptation could they use?

• steel plow

• barbed wire

• railroad

• fence

Tracey learned about an invention/adaptation that was very profitable & glorified cowboy life. Which one was it?

• railroad

• barbed wire

• steel plow

• beef cattle raising

Tammi and Ish were discussing which invention/adaptation brought more people & supplies to the Great Plains & the west.

• steel plow

• adventure

• land

• railroad

Venetia and Irv are building a structure using packed dirt held together by roots cut into squares. What type of structure are they building?

• log house

• steel plow

• sod house

• wheat farming

Cory and Kara were learning about historical farming techniques. They discovered an invention that allowed farmers to break up the tough, dry soil. What was this invention?

• steel plow

• john deere

• wooden plow

• barbed wire

During a school project, Emily discovered an invention that required less water & grew well in the dryer soil. What was it?

• dry farming

• wheat farming

• windmill

• breadbasket

Andrew and Cassie were studying how this invention/adaptation solved the water problem in the Great Plains.

• dry farming

• wheat farming

• water wells

• windmill

Match the following

• Required less water and grew well in dryer soil

• Wheat farming

• Linked the Atlantic & Pacific coasts

• Barbed wire

• Solved the water problem in the Great Plains

• Sod house

• Made up of packed dirt held together by roots cut into squares

• Railroads

• Kept cattle from nearby ranches off fields and away from crops

• Windmills

Match the following

• Stayed warmer in winter & cooler in summer

• Sod house

• Way to settle land disputes

• Beef cattle raising

• Can also be used as a power source

• Windmills

• Allowed farmers to break up tough soil

• Steel plows

• Ranchers drove north to meet up with the lines at the railroads due to this demand

• Barbed wire

David is studying the Great Plains for his geography project. How would he describe the region?

• Flat, good soil, forests, many lakes

• Flat, eroded land, dry, stormy

• Rolling hills, fertile soil, windy, several trees

• Mountains, cold, stormy, no trees