Land and Water
Regions and Resources
Indiana Connections
Vocabulary
Extra, Extra!
100

A type of natural feature that was caused by melting glaciers.

Possible Answers: What is flat land, lakes, caves, marshes, and swamps

100

The region that the Indiana Sand Dunes are found.

What is Northern Lakes and Plains.

100

Which countries were Indiana's top trading partners?

Canada and Mexico

100

What are sister cities?

They work together as friends to understand each other's culture.

100

What effect does a lake, such as Lake Michigan, have on the nearby climate?

The lake stays warm after summer and heats the air in the fall. The lake stays cold after winter and cools the air in the spring.

200

Why is most of Indiana's fertile farmland found in the northern two thirds of the state?

What is glaciers covered this area during the Ice Age.

200

The region of Indiana that is famous for many limestone caves.

What is the Southern Lowlands.

200

Which water feature connects Indiana to Canada for trade?

Lake Michigan

200

Steps within the hydrologic cycle (water cycle).

evaporation, condensation, precipitation

200

What are the natural resources that brought industries to Gary, Indiana?

Lake Michigan, coal, and lime stone

300

Features in Indiana's hydrosphere.

What is lakes, rivers, and streams.

300

The region of Indiana that grows most of the state's corn.

What is the Central Till Plain.

300

What are Indiana's two main exports?

vehicle (vehicle parts) and pharmaceutical products (medicine)

300

Lithosphere

the soil and rock that forms Earth's surface

300

What Indiana Feature forms the southern boundary of the state?


What is the Ohio River.

400

Features in Indiana's lithosphere.

Possible Answers: What are flat plains, hills, valleys, forests, beaches, caves, and sand dunes.

400

Why does southern Indiana have higher average temperatures in winter than northern Indiana?

Southern Indiana is closer to the equator. 

400

Which of Indiana's exports have caused its trade with China to increase?

Possible answers: meat, coal, and steel

400

Biosphere

all of the plants and animals living on Earth's surface

400

What river might be used as a waterway to ship items from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico? 

Possible Answers: White River, Wabash River, Ohio River

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