What geographic force shaped Indiana's landscape and environment?
What is glaciers
100
The system of water below, on, and above Earth's surface.
What is hydrosphere
100
Human-made waterways
What is canals
100
People living in an area of a certain size, usually 1 square mile
What is population density
200
An area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas
What is region
200
Which physical region contains the best farmland?
What is Central Till Plain
200
True/False- Lake Michigan affects the weather of Indiana.
What is TRUE
200
Difference between rural and urban
Rural- countryside, smaller towns
Urban- cities
200
How do Hoosiers share their heritage with others?
Passing down customs and traditions.
300
Indiana is located in the ____________ region.
What is midwest
300
Which physical region contains coal, oil, and natural gas?
What is Southern Hills and Lowlands
300
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun what season is it in Indiana?
What is summer
300
Settlers cleared forests to create
What is farmland
300
What Hoosier poet used dialects in his poems?
Who is James Whitcomb Riley
400
Indianapolis is located on what river?
What is White River
400
The layer of soil and rock that forms Earth's surface.
What is lithosphere
400
Climate is
What is the kind of weather a place has over a long period of time.
400
How have people in Indiana modified their environment?
They mined for coal and natural gas, built large dams to control flooding on rivers and to generate electricity. Replanted many of the forests. Built railroads and canals.
400
Fiction about how real or imagined science affects people
What is science fiction
500
Indiana shares its borders with 4 states. What states?
What is Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan
500
What are the three physical regions?
What is Central Till Plain, Northern Moraine and Lake, Southern Hills and Lowlands
500
Living things and their environment.
What is biosphere
500
What role have transportation routes, including rivers, play in the exploration, settlement, and growth of Indiana?
Helped businesses grow, moved people and goods more easily
500
What songwriter from Indiana is connected to baseball?