Vocabulary
This is where Ford cars were made quickly.
assembly line
This city is called the "Gateway to the West."
St. Louis, Missouri
Animals raised on farms are called
livestock
Mount Rushmore
Storms with heavy snow and strong winds are called
blizzards
A place where livestock gather to eat.
feedlot
This city is a Major transportation hub.
Chicago, Illinois
This state is famous for growing wheat.
Kansas
Ford's assembly line affected car production by _____
allowed cars to be made in shorter (less) time
Land that did not have many settlers long ago.
frontier
Soil that is good for growing crops is known as.
fertile
Ships use these to travel between the Great Lakes.
the Soo Locks
This state produces a lot of milk and dairy products: Indiana, Wisconsin, or South Dakota.
Wisconsin
The U.S. Government set aside lands, called reservations, for ______
Native Americans
Name three reasons Iowa is great for farming.
fertile soil, flat land, near good transportation
Areas of land in the Midwest with tall grasses
prairie
Wrigley Field is home to this baseball team
Chicago Cubs
North Dakota grows large amounts of this crop.
wheat
This city is nicknamed "The Cowboy Capital of the World."
Dodge City, Kansas
This area of South Dakota is sacred to Native Americans
The Black Hills
Land set aside for Native Americans to live
reservations
meatpacking
This state raises the most corn.
Iowa
The Gateway Arch was built for this reason
It is a memorial to honor the pioneers who helped settle the West.
The Soo Locks help ships travel between the different __________ of the Great Lakes.
water levels