Westward Expansion Unit Review

Settlers made homes from the top layer of soil and grass. These were cut and stack to make walls.

What was this adaptation to life on the Great Plains called?

• Brick house

• Log house

• Sod house

• Skyscraper

This invention was used to fence in land and kept cattle from straying into farmers land.

• Railroad

• Sod house

• Windmill

• Barbed wire

This invention made crossing the continent and connect the East to West much easier and safer

• Transcontinental railroad

• Sod house

• Windmill

• Barbed wire

This invention pumped water needed for human consumption, animals needs, and steam powered trains.

• Transcontinental railroad

• Sod house

• Windmill

• Barbed wire

This invention was used to break through the tough, dry soil of the Great Plains

• Transcontinental railroad

• Steel plow

• Windmill

• Barbed wire

Technique used in areas with little rainfall.

Farmers used steel plows to plow deep into the soil to reach moist soil and allow moisture to get deeper into the soil. (Planting seed deeper helped as well)

• Dry farming

• Sod house

• Beef Cattle

• Windmill

Some areas in the Great Plains were ideal for raising ________________

• Penguins

• Log homes

• Beef Cattle

This crop grew well in the dry, hot summers of the Great Plains. 

• Tobacco

• Wheat

• Bananas

• Lettuce

Which of the following were feature of the Great Plains?

Select all that apply.

• Flatlands that rise gradually from east to west

• Frequent dust storms

• Heavy rainfall

• Land eroded by wind and water

• Low rainfall

Identify the Great Plains on the map.

• C

• D

• E

• F