WorksheetsChapter 9 Social Studies Vocabulary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The wearing away of soil and rock by water, wind, and ice
mesa
butte
canyon
erosion
An area of the Great Plains that experienced droughts and dust storms in the 1930s
adaptation
Dust Bowl
erosion
dry farming
Methods of growing crops in dry areas using only rainwater
dry farming
adaptation
mesa
refinery
Substance such as paint, plastic, cloth, insulation, or pesticide
crude oil
petrochemical
aquifer
erosion
A factory where crude oil is made into petroleum products
crude oil
international trade
petroleum
refinery
A fossil fuel the formed underground from dead plants
petroleum
crude oil
refinery
butte
A small flat-topped hill
Dust Bowl
mesa
butte
canyon
Deep narrow valley with steep sides
mesa
canyon
butte
Dust Bowl
A layer of rock or gravel that traps water underground
mesa
erosion
aquifer
dry farming
A larger flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land; smaller than a plateau
canyon
refinery
butte
mesa
Petroleum as it comes out of the ground
petrochemical
crude oil
petroleum
aquifer
The buying and selling of goods between countries
international trade
refinery
adaptation
petrochemical
Changes made over time by a species of plants or animals allowing it to survive in an environment
refinery
erosion
adaptation
canyon
