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What is the best title for the chart below?

• Climate of the Great Plains

• Inventions for the Great Plains

• Adaptations to the Great Plains

• Challenges of the Great Plains

Which area was the primary destination for iron ore deposits going to steel mills?

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Pittsburgh

• New England

After 1865 manufacturing areas were clustered around-

• The Great Plains

• Farms in the South

• Centers of population

• Former Civil War battlefields

What can be inferred from these photos?

• Automobiles were needed to move natural resources to factories.

• Factories were located near railroads and rivers to move finished goods to markets.

• Advances in transportation were vital to linking resources, products and markets.

• Farming and agriculture were increasing more than factories during this time period.

What major technological advance was critical for moving natural resources and finished products?

• Iron Ore

• Steel Plow

• Dry Farming

• Transcontinental Railroad

Match the following cities/areas with their respective industries:

• Pittsburgh

• Hair and Cosmetics

• Chicago

• Textiles

• Detroit

• Automobile

• New England

• Steel

• St. Louis

• Meat Packing

Which of the following statements explains how physical features and climate influenced the movement of people westward? (Choose 2)

• The frequent dust storms made it impossible for settlers to move west.

• New inventions and adaptations allowed people to see the Great Plains as a place to settle.

• Steel plows, windmills, and railroads allowed people to live in more challenging environments.

• Due to the extreme climate of the Great Plains, people only saw it as a "treeless wasteland."

Which word best completes the chart? (Think Dry Farming

• Windmill

• Railroad

• Steel Plows

• Barbed Wire

What feature of the Great Plains led farmers to dry farming and wheat farming?

• Flat Lands

• Low Rainfall

• Dust Storms

• Eroded land

After 1865 manufacturing areas were clustered around-

• The Great Plains

• Farms in the South

• Centers of population

• Former Civil War battlefields