What is the name of the United States region that Indiana is located in?
The Midwest
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What shaped Indiana's physical regions?
Glaciers
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What kind of climate does Indiana have?
Temperate
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What is a natural resource?
Resource found in nature. Something found in nature that people use.
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What are the four states that border Indiana?
Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois
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How did the glaciers affect Indiana?
They moved soil, created the plains and hills, dropped till in the soil to create fertile land, and created lakes, streams and rivers.
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What does temperate mean?
The are is neither very hot all year nor is it very cold all year. The seasons change.
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What is agriculture and why is it important to Indiana?
Agriculture is farming. It is important because it is a great source of money for the state and people need crops to survive.
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What are some of the physical features we find in Indiana?
Plains, fertile soil, rivers, lakes, lowlands
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What are the three regions of Indiana?
Great Lakes Plains
Central Till Plains
Southern Hills and Lowlands
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What is a drought?
Long period of time with little or no precipitation.
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How have people of Indiana modified or changed the land of Indiana to suit there needs?
Leveling of hills for farmland, putting in railroad tracks and paved roads, building canals and dams to supply water to farmers.
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What is the capital of Indiana and (bonus) what is the longest river in Indiana?
Indianapolis, Wabash River
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Name the continent Indiana is located on?
North America
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What types of precipitation does Indiana receive throughout the year?
Snow, rain, sleet (sleet is not needed for correct answer, just snow and rain)
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What does it mean when someone lives in a rural place?
They live in the country, or far from a big city.
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Name one city in each of the 3 natural regions:use the map on pg 27 to help
Answers will vary
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What is the lithosphere of earth made of?
soil and rocks
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What is the earth's hydrosphere?
system of water, below, on or above earth's surface
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Why is a renewable resource better than a nonrenewable resource? bonus *name one resource of each type
Renewable resources can be made again by people or nature. Once we run out of nonrenewable resources, they can no longer be made again.
*bonus-answers vary