| A | B |
|---|
| prairie | an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers |
| tornado | a funnel-shaped spinning windstorm |
| drought | a long period of little or no rain |
| ore | rock that has one or more kinds of minerals |
| adapt | change |
| survey | measure |
| township | squares of land |
| ordinance | set of laws |
| frontier | lands beyond settlement |
| pioneer | a person who first settles a place |
| self-sufficient | doing almost everything for themselves |
| sod | a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses |
| architecture | building styles |
| hub | a center of activity |
| barge | a large boat with a flat bottom |
| freight | transported goods |
