West Vocab Practice

What is the term for an area of the United States characterized by flatlands, grassy plains, and a dry, windy climate?

• Great Lakes
• Great Plains
• Rocky Mountains
• Coastal Plains

If something has been washed away by wind or water, what term is used to describe it?

• Eroded
• Abundant
• Formed
• Fossilized

What do we call a device, method, or process that has been developed through study and experimentation?

• Creation
• Invention
• Innovation
• Imagination

When a change is made to something in order to make it more useful, what term is used?

• Modification
• Adaptation
• Transformation
• Evolution

How would you define the term referring to the weather patterns in a particular area over a period of time?

• Climate
• Atmosphere
• Ecosystem
• Conditions

What is the name for a type of wire fencing with spikes used to prevent cattle from escaping and to keep predators out?

• Iron Wire
• Barbed Wire
• Electric Wire
• Chain Link

What do we call the process of keeping and raising cattle for the purpose of producing meat?

• Dairy Farming
• Beef Cattle Raising
• Livestock Cultivation
• Poultry Farming

What tool, with a heavy blade, is used to break up soil?

• Plowshare
• Tractor
• Steel Plow
• Harrow

In extremely dry climates, what farming method is used?

• Hydroponics
• Dry Farming
• Aquaponics
• Organic Farming

What are houses made of grass-covered soil called?

• Brick Houses
• Stone Houses
• Sod Houses
• Wooden Houses