| A | B |
| architecture | design style of buildings |
| hub | a center of activity |
| barge | a large boat with a flat bottom |
| freight | goods that are being transported |
| urbanization | the movement of people from the country to the city |
| meatpacking | companies that prepare cattle and hogs for market |
| Thomas Hart Benton | painter of rural scenes |
| Willa Cather | author of books about pioneers |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | wrote children's books about pioneer life |
| Motown Sound | Detroit based music called so because it was in the Motor City (cars are manufactured here). |