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This region features dry hills and sharp cliffs that have been shaped by millions of years of wind and rain
What is the Badlands
100
As European pioneers pushed west and forced Native Americans onto reservations, settlers wishing to own farms participated in these property races.
What is a land rush
100
Though it doesn't rain very much, crops grow well in this region because the soil is rich and the growing season is long.
What is the Great Plains
100
This is Nebraska's postal abbreviation
What is NE
100
Jefferson City is the capital of this state
What is Missouri
200
Thomas Jefferson hoped this city would become a "Gateway to the West."
What is St. Louis
200
Expanding trade, finding a river route to the Pacific Ocean, and learning about unexplored lands were the goals of this westward expedition.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expidition
200
This is the process of spraying river or underground water onto crops so that they will grow even in dryer regions.
What is irrigation
200
This state, abbreviated IA, is one of the nations leading corn and soybean producers.
What is Iowa
200
This South Dakota's capital
What is Pierre
300
This is the reason corn is grown in the Central Plains, earning the region the nickname "Corn Belt."
What is Enough rain falls in the Central Plains to allow corn to grow.
300
These 3 modes of transportation made the Midwest a hub for trade over the years.
What is steamboats, railroads, and interstate highways
300
Farmland can turn to dust and blow away during this dry weather pattern.
What is a drought
300
This is North Dakota's postal abbreviation
What is ND
300
This is Nebraska's capital city
What is Lincoln
400
The Badlands would have looked like this millions of years ago.
What is lush, green plains with flowing rivers
400
Farmhouses in the 1800's, usually built from either of these two materials, were small because families had to work hard to get the materials and build the houses themselves.
What is trees (for log cabins) and sod (for sod houses)
400
This invention by Mr. Deere allowed farmers to plow the tough prairie sod.
What is the steel plow blade
400
This state, abbreviated MO, was a Confederate state in the Civil War
What is Missouri
400
Bismarck is the capital City of this state
What is North Dakota
500
This is the process of wind and rain that shaped the Badlands.
What is Erosion
500
These are advantages of steamboats, railroads, and interstate highways that made the MIdwest a hub for trade.
What is Steamboats could carry tons of cargo, railroads could be laid anywhere to connect the entire region, and interstate highways linked each state together
500
Irrigation allows farmers in this region to plant corn and soybeans, crops that require more water than what rain usually provides.
What is The Great Plains
500
This is the abbreviation for the state that is directly south of North Dakota.
What is SD
500
If you ask an Iowa resident where the state capital is, they will answer this.
What is Des Moines
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