Geography of the
Midwest
Climate
Early History
Transportation
Misc.
100
The reason the interior plains formed.
What is glaciers moving south
100
A long period of little or no rain.
What is a drought
100
The Sioux tribe did this in order to adapt to life on the Great Plains.
What is moved west following herds of buffalo
100
What is migration?
The movement of people from one place to another.
100
Why did Detroit, Michigan, become the center of the nation's automobile industry?
The location on the Great Lakes and the region's steel industry.
200
This land form is made up of tall grasses, wildflowers. It is an area of flat and rolling hills.
What is a prairie?
200
In the 1930s, the southern Great Plains suffered from this, which destroyed many farms.
What is a drought.
200
The material most early settlers on the Great Plains used to build their homes.
What is sod
200
Through this mode of transportation, people were provided with an easier was to reach the Midwest.
What is the railroads
200
The process in which a product is made more quickly and cheaply by using machines.
What is mass production
300
Flat, fertile plains that cover the entire Midwest.
What are the Interior Plains?
300
A spinning windstorm that moves over the land quickly, often destroying everything in its path.
What is a tornado?
300
The Sioux used this animal for meat, the skins to make tepees, clothing, and blankets, and they made tools, needles, and arrowheads from the bones.
What is a buffalo
300
What was Chicago's role in the railroad development?
It connected ten major railroad lines.
300
A person who starts a new business.
What is an entrepreneur?
400
This is the reason the prairie grasses and farm crops are so successful.
What is the fertile soil?
400
Moisture from the lakes causes snow to be heavier in nearby areas.
What is lake effect snow?
400
A person who first settles in a place.
What is a pioneer
400
He is responsible for helping set up an assembly line.
Who is Henry Ford?
400
This mineral is plentiful in the Midwest region.
What is iron ore?
500
Describe the geography of the Midwest.
What is a region of lakes, prairies, and farms
500
As you move from east to west, how does the climate change?
The land gets drier.
500
Why did early settlers on the Great Plains need to be self sufficient?
They were far from cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
500
How did Henry Ford change the auto industry?
He introduced the assembly line, allowing mass production of cars.
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