States & Capitals
Geography
Early History
Transportation
Misc.
100
North Dakota
Bismark
100
The great plans are referred to as a _______ of _____
sea of grass
100
Who were the first people who moved west?
Native Americans
100
What does migration mean?
when you move from one place to another
100
What is a drought?
long period with no rain
200
South Dakota
Pierre
200
Describe the great plains.
Large, flat fields of grass and farmland
200
What animal did Native Americans use to meet most of their needs?
buffalo
200
Name the main way pioneers traveled.
wagon
200
In what seasons do tornados happen in?
spring and summer
300
Kansas
Topeka
300
Describe the climate in the midwest.
warm summers, cold winters, long growing season.
300
What is a pioneer?
A person who settles a place.
300
Why were steamboats better than flatboats?
travel upstream and downstream and were faster.
300
Name a natural resource in the Midwest
gold, granite, limestone, coal, wheat, grains
400
Michigan
Lansing
400
What does lake effect mean?
Moisture that is held in the great lakes and causes snowfall to be heavier at certain times of the year.
400
What does it mean when we say pioneer families had to be "self-sufficient"
they did not have people to depend on except for themselves.
400
What form of transportation helped the midwest grow the most? How?
Railroads. goods could be placed on them and shipped all over.
400
What do farmers grow most in the Midwest?
wheat
500
Ohio
Colombus
500
What causes a tornado?
when masses of warm and cold air meet.
500
How did the Midwest's environment effect pioneers?
the kind of houses they built, how they traveled, how they got food
500
In which city was the auto industry established?
Detroit, Michigan
500
How many states are in the midwest?
12
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