Across
- 6. A community established by people living in a new area.
- 7. A place that protects people from weather and danger.
- 9. A transportation system that helped settlers and goods move across the plains.
- 11. ___ House; A home built from blocks of soil and grass.
- 12. A person who moves to a new country to live there.
- 14. A community of living things interacting with their environment.
- 15. A farming tool used to break up soil for planting.
Down
- 1. The process of settling and farming land claimed under the Homestead Act.
- 2. A wide, grassy plain with few trees.
- 3. An important crop commonly grown in North Dakota.
- 4. A feeling of being far away from other people.
- 5. A severe snowstorm with strong winds and freezing temperatures.
- 8. A long period with very little rainfall.
- 10. Farm animals such as cattle, pigs, or sheep.
- 13. A person who is among the first to settle in an area.