Unit 3, Chapter 2 Vocabulary

prairie

• farm land

• flat grassland

• forest area

• dessert area

sod

• bottom layer of grass

• mud

• grassy area

• the top layer of grassy soil, sometimes used to build houses

emigrate

• moved from one state to another

• travel around the country

• to leave one place to settle permanently in another

• take a train from the East Coast to the West Coast

pack animal

• an animal, such as a horse or a mule that is used to carry heavy loads

• a group of dogs

• a flock of birds

keelboat

• a flat bottom with square edges

• a boat with a long ridge on the bottom, used to navigate rivers

• used for a house

• uses steam to power the boat

steam engine

• railroad engine

• battery powered engine

• locomotive

• a motor that uses steam to work

locomotive

• ore

• railroad engine

• a boat with a long ridge

• flatboat

transcontinental

• crossing the entire continent

• land with a home

• motor that uses steam to work

• goes in rivers

ore

• piece of wood to steer a boat

• railroad engine

• used to navigate rivers

• a rock or mineral from which metal can be obtained

homestead

• flat grassy area

• a home and the land surrounding it

• an animal

• a layer of soil