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| In what state did we talk about the Studebaker brothers and what did they invent? | South Bend Indiana, They invented the horseless carriage--the car |
| Name 3 leading products from the Interior Plains | wheat, corn, cattle (beef) |
| What is the major difference between the Great Plains and the Interior Plains? | The Central Plains gets more precipitation |
| What is most of the wheat on the Interior Plains used for? | to make flour and bread |
| What is most of the corn on the Central Plains used for? | to feed the livestock |
| Why did they use sod houses and what were the advantages and disadvantages? | There were few trees so they had to use sod. The advantage was it was cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The disadvantage, there were insects. You didn't have to worry about fire. |
| What does self-sufficient mean? | It means doing things for yourself with no help from other people. |
| What is the earth's most common landform? | Plains |
| What is a gaucho? | They were skilled riders which we call cowboys. They lived on the open land of the Pampa. |
| What is the largest river in the US. | The Mississippi |
| What are the differences and likenesses of the Pampa and the Interior Plains? | 1.similar crops-wheat and corn 2. gifts of history-cows and horses 3. Western half of both is drier 4. similar landforms 5. similar climates |
| Why is the prairie so fertile? | when the grasses dies and rotted it left behind a matter that enriched the soil. |
| What crop changed farming on the Great Plains? | Winter wheat....the Russian Mennonites brought it. |
| Which storm is not likely to happen on the Interior Plains? | Hurricanes, because they are not near an ocean. |
| What is the main result of a drought? | everything dies like crops and animals |
| Most of the world's plains are used for what? | planting crops |
| Define supply and demand. | Supply is what they have to sell. Demand is a desire for a good or service by people who are willing to pay for it. |
| How did early Texas ranchers get their cattle to cities in the east? | by trains |
| Define free enterprise. | a kind of economy where own and run their own businesses wityh only some control by the government. |
| John Deere | invented the steel plow. It helped to cut through sod |
| Cyrus McCormick | invented the reaper to cut down plants |
| Hiram and John Pitts | built a machine called the thresher. It saved farmers many hours of hard work. |
| James Oliver | steel plow...He made a better plow than John Deere |
