WorksheetsThe United States (West) Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
a region of parallel mountain chains
cordillera
chinook
topsoil
irrigation
a dry wind that sometimes blows over the Great Plains in winter
cordillera
chinook
topsoil
irrigation
the fertile soil that crops depend on to grow
cordillera
chinook
topsoil
irrigation
the process of collecting water and using it to water crops
cordillera
chinook
topsoil
irrigation
yearly
annual
decline
significant
create
to reduce in number
annual
decline
significant
create
important
annual
decline
significant
create
to make
annual
decline
significant
create
an imaginary line through the Rocky Mountains that separates rivers that flow west from rivers that flow east
Continental Divide
national park
Mormon
Dust Bowl
a park that has been set aside for the public to enjoy for its great natural beauty
Continental Divide
national park
Mormon
Dust Bowl
a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Continental Divide
national park
Mormon
Dust Bowl
the southern Great Plains during the severe drought of the 1930s
Continental Divide
national park
Mormon
Dust Bowl
the elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow
timberline
contiguous
agribusiness
aerospace
joined together inside a common boundary
timberline
contiguous
agribusiness
aerospace
an industry based on huge farms that rely on machines and mass-production methods
timberline
contiguous
agribusiness
aerospace
the industry that makes vehicles that travel in the air and in outer space
timberline
contiguous
agribusiness
aerospace
