SS Chapter 9 Study Guide
Be able to answer the following questions.
1. What did most pioneers on the Great Plains use to build their homes? Sod
2. How are most of the world’s plain’s used? For agriculture
3. Why did the government pass the Homestead Act in 1862? To encourage people to settle on the great plains.
4. A fall in demand for a good or service often leads to a fall in what? Supply
5. Why is soil naturally very fertile? When the prairie grasses die they leave behind matter that enriches the soil
6. Why did meat packing become a major industry in the Plains states? Because cattle and hogs are raised in the region
7. What crop changed farming on the Great Plains? Winter wheat
8. Where did many Sioux settle in the Plains region during the 1600s.
Know the following facts about the Plains states.
· The French were the first Europeans to explore the Plains region.
· The Plains region includes both the Central Plains and the Great Plains.
· Miles of prairie grasses once covered the Plains region.
· The Sioux depended on buffalo for many of their needs.
· The Plain states, like all of the United States, have a free enterprise economy.
· For many years, corn and wheat were the two largest crops in the Plains region.
· Most early settlers in the Plains region had to be self-sufficient.
· Less people live on farms today than ever before.
· The Plain states do not mostly lie in the Great Plains.
Answer the following question in the student’s own words.
The interior Plains in the United States and the Pampas in Argentina are alike in many ways. Describe five ways in which areas are the same.
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Farming methods and technology are constantly changing. In paragraph form, write a paragraph describing some of the changes that have affected farming in the United States over the years.
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