Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
barge
|
a large, flat-bottomed boat usually pushed by a tugboat
|
|
|
quarry
|
a huge hole that is dug into the ground in order to retrieve stone
|
|
|
blizzard
|
a severe snowstorm with strong winds
|
|
|
drought
|
a period of time with very little rainfall
|
|
|
lake effect
|
a delay in freezing temperatures as a result of lake water staying warm
|
|
|
landforms
|
the natural shapes that make up the Earth's surface. Deserts, mountains, and plains are examples of landforms.
|
|
|
plain
|
a large area of mostly flat land
|
|
|
Interior Plains
|
plains that cover most of the Midwest, named because they are found in the interior part of the country
|
|
|
port
|
a trading center along a waterway where ships load and unload people and goods
|
|
|
economy
|
the way people make, sell, and buy goods and services
|
|
|
French pioneers
|
the first people who moved into the area
|
|
|
frontier
|
an area of land or a place that has not been settled.
|
|
|
river system
|
a river and all of its tributaries
|
