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Chapter 9 Social Studies Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The wearing away of soil and rock by water, wind, and ice

a)

mesa

b)

butte

c)

canyon

d)

erosion

2.

An area of the Great Plains that experienced droughts and dust storms in the 1930s

a)

adaptation

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

erosion

d)

dry farming

3.

Methods of growing crops in dry areas using only rainwater

a)

dry farming

b)

adaptation

c)

mesa

d)

refinery

4.

Substance such as paint, plastic, cloth, insulation, or pesticide

a)

crude oil

b)

petrochemical

c)

aquifer

d)

erosion

5.

A factory where crude oil is made into petroleum products

a)

crude oil

b)

international trade

c)

petroleum

d)

refinery

6.

A fossil fuel the formed underground from dead plants

a)

petroleum

b)

crude oil

c)

refinery

d)

butte

7.

A small flat-topped hill

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

mesa

c)

butte

d)

canyon

8.

Deep narrow valley with steep sides

a)

mesa

b)

canyon

c)

butte

d)

Dust Bowl

9.

A layer of rock or gravel that traps water underground

a)

mesa

b)

erosion

c)

aquifer

d)

dry farming

10.

A larger flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land; smaller than a plateau

a)

canyon

b)

refinery

c)

butte

d)

mesa

11.

Petroleum as it comes out of the ground

a)

petrochemical

b)

crude oil

c)

petroleum

d)

aquifer

12.

The buying and selling of goods between countries

a)

international trade

b)

refinery

c)

adaptation

d)

petrochemical

13.

Changes made over time by a species of plants or animals allowing it to survive in an environment

a)

refinery

b)

erosion

c)

adaptation

d)

canyon