Oil and Natural Disaster Vocabulary

A series of events in which a rapid increase in business activity in the economy is followed by a rapid decrease in business activity, and this process is repeated again and again

• Boomtown

• Overgrazing

• Overproduction

• Boom-and-bust cycle

a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain

• Boomtown

• Drought

• Overproduction

• Boom-and-bust cycle

a town that experiences a sudden growth in business and population

• Boomtown

• Overgrazing

• Overproduction

• Boom-and-bust cycle

a situation in which there are too many cows or other animals eating grass in an area, which damages the environment

• Boomtown

• Overgrazing

• Overproduction

• Boom-and-bust cycle

the act of producing more of something than is needed or wanted

• Boomtown

• Overgrazing

• Overproduction

• Boom-and-bust cycle

a part of a land area that is narrow and sticks out from a larger area. In Texas it is the northern part of the state .

• Storm surge

• Salt dome

• Natural Disaster

• Panhandle

water from the ocean that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around a hurricane

• Storm surge

• Salt dome

• Natural Disaster

• Panhandle

a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths

• Storm surge

• Salt dome

• Natural Disaster

• Panhandle

a mound or column of salt that forms in the ground and can trap oil and natural gas

• Storm surge

• Salt dome

• Natural Disaster

• Panhandle

Name of this Unit of the vocabulary

• Cattle

• Civil War

• Oil and Natural Disasters

• boom town