Unit 8 Vocab

dark, thick liquid fossil fuel, usually called oil, found in the rocky layer of Earth

• petroleum

• fossil fuel

• derricks

• refinery

fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed underground from plant or animal remains

• petroleum

• fossil fuel

• derricks

• refinery

tall towers that support, or hold up, oil-drilling equipment

• petroleum

• fossil fuel

• derricks

• refinery

factory where crude oil, or oil in its natural form, is refined, or changed into usable products such as gasoline

• petroleum

• fossil fuel

• derricks

• refinery

a clean burning gas found in nature that can be used as a fuel

• petroleum

• fossil fuel

• natural gas

• refinery

towns that grow along with economic booms, or times of fast growth

• boomtowns

• derricks

• oil cities

• refinery

the giving of money or gifts for charity, or things that help people

• charitable people

• philanthropy

• good people

• giving people

railroad that runs across the continent

• American Railroad

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Texas Railroad

• North American Railroad

farming techniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in the soil

• dry farming

• wet farming

• climate farming

• commercial farming

growing crops on very large farms in order to sell them and make a profit

• dry farming

• wet farming

• climate farming

• commercial farming