Social Studies

 Vocabulary

 The Midwest

Water and Land of the Midwest

 

badlands

region of dry hills and sharp cliffs formed from crumbling rock


barge

flat bottomed boat

 

canal

waterway that has been dug across land for ships to go through


crop rotation

the planting of different crops in different years


erosion

process by which wind and water wear away rock


irrigation

process of bringing water to farms to spray over fields


lock

gated part of a canal or river


prairie

area where grasses grow well but trees are rare



waterway

system of river lakes and canals through which many ships travel


 

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