Unit 8 Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth
  2. 8. prairie land where cattle roamed freely, without fences
  3. 9. a mill that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy using blades
  4. 10. the practice of growing enough crops to provide for one’s family group
  5. 11. a type of farm that usually raises cattle or sheep
  6. 12. isolate or separate to prevent the spread of disease
  7. 14. a rope used as a lasso
  8. 17. Spanish term for cowboy
  9. 19. the process of increasing human settlement in cities
  10. 20. new idea, method or device
Down
  1. 1. the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially referring to the western US before Pacific settlement.
  2. 2. a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries
  3. 3. a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals
  4. 4. moving cattle in a large herd to the nearest railroad to be shipped to the North
  5. 6. cloth or woven fabric
  6. 7. the practice of growing surplus crops to sell for profit
  7. 13. branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life
  8. 15. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channel
  9. 16. strong wire with sharp points on it used as fencing
  10. 18. wild horses that lived on the plains