The Southern Hills and Lowlands region has many interesting landforms. List atleast two details to support this main idea.
For example, The region has rounded hills.....
caves, forests, and fertile lowlands
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What feature makes the Southern Hills and Lowlands different from other regions of Indiana?
Rounded Hills
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Why is soil in the Tipton Till PLain the most fertil in the state?
Tall Mountains
100
What is a dead sand dune?
one covered with plants or grasses
100
What is one of Bloomington, Indiana's most important products?
limestone
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When comparing and contrasting the Southern Hills and Lowlands with the Tipton Till Plain, name atleast one way they are similar and one way they are different.
Similar- fertile farmland and cities
Differetn- Southern Hills and Lowlands have rounded hills and valleys. Tipton Till PLain is mostly flat moraines.
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What major Indiana city was famous for manufactoring furniture?
Evansville
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What attracted industires to cities such as Indianapolis and Muncie in the late nineteenth century?
Natural Gas
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Who or what built the city of Gary?
U.S. Steel
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Why is the soil in the Tipton Till PLain the most fertile int the state?
because of glacial soil
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Where is the best place to live in Indiana if you are a farmer? Give one reason why......
The Tipton Till Plain is the best region for a farmer. It has the most fertile soil in the state, and many of the state's agricultural products come from this region.
300
What is Jug Rock?
A huge sandstone pillar
300
What do we call landforms of varying heights created by till deposits in the Tipton Till Plain?
Moraines
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Which area of the Great Lakes PLain is home to National Lakeshore?
the Indiana Dunes Area
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What is the best way to describe the landscape of the Tipton Till Plain?
flat with occasional low, rolling hills
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Why do so many people live in cities such as Indianapolis and Gary?
The cities have a variety of industires, which provide many jobs for people. People go where jobs are available.
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Which area of Southern Hills and Lowlands has the most fertile soil?
Wabash Lowland
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Why was Indianapolis an unusual place to locate a capital city?
It was not near a waterway that could be used for steamboat travel.
400
How could you best descibe the Calumet region?
It is an industrial Center.
400
What would you NOT find in the Great Lakes PLain?
a. cities
b. ridges and valleys
c. lakes and ponds
d. sand dunes
b. ridges and valleys
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Valid or Faulty (true or false)
There is fertile soil in every region of Indiana.
This is a valid generalization. Farms exist in every region of Indiana, so there must be fertile soil in every region.
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How would you descibe knobs to someone who has never been to the Southern Hills and Lowlands?
They are a series of cone-shaped hills.
500
Name two famous tourist attractions in Indianapolis.
Children's Museum, Monument Circle, Indianapolis Motor Speed
500
For what are the Studebaker brothers of South Bend known?
making wagons and then cars
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Where do tourists go to see Indiana's famous sand dunes?