Land
This area of the Midwest has prairie grasses with fertile soil.
Central Plains
Missouri River
What is the most important resource in the Midwest?
Soil
Name the biggest city in the Midwest.
Chicago
What do you call a hot dog topped with chili, onions, and yellow mustard?
Coney dog
This area of the Midwest is drier, rockier, and has less fertile soil.
Great Plains
Name the 2nd longest river that runs through the Midwest region.
Mississippi River
Name the 3 belts in the Midwest
Corn Belt, Wheat Belt, Dairy Belt
What is a transportation hub?
A center for moving goods and services
What is leftse?
potato bread
These hills in South Dakota have very high peaks of granite.
Black Hills
Name the 4 Great Lakes that touch the Midwest Region.
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie
"America's Breadbasket"
What is the name of the monument in South Dakota that honors a Lakota Indian Chief?
Crazy Horse
What 2 kinds of music came from the Midwest?
Rock and Roll
Motown sound
These lands are useless for farming and other human purposes.
Badlands
Locks are used in several places on the Great Lakes.
What is a lock and how does it work?
A lock is part of a waterway that is closed off by gates.
Water is pumped into the lock to raise the boat to a higher level.
Water is pumped out of the lock to lower the boat.
Why is Detroit Michigan known as "Motor City" or "Motown"?
It is the center for the automobile industry
Name the 4 presidents on Mt. Rushmore.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
What kind of artists did Motown music feature?
African American musicians
Name the Plains states of the Midwest Region.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri
Name all of the Great Lakes states
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Name the capitals of the following states:
Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
Lincoln, Nebraska
Des Moines, Iowa
Topeka, Kansas Jefferson City Missouri
Name the capitals of the following states:
South Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota Saint Paul, Minnesota Springfield, Illinois Bismark, North Dakota
Name the capitals of the following states.
Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana
Madison, Wisconsin Columbus, Ohio Lansing, Michigan Indianapolis, Indiana