The capital of Iowa
Des Moines
Illinois
Il
tornado
What is a funnel-shaped, spinning windstorm?
prairie
dry, mostly flat grassland with few trees
This tributary "runs" through Mississippi.
What is the Missouri River?
The capital of Michigan
Lansing
Nebraska
NE
Blizzard
a snowstorm
The bulk of the Midwest is.
What are grasslands known as The Great Plains?
Part of a waterway closed off by gates
What is a lock?
The capital of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minnesota
MN
Tornado Alley
What is an area in the Great Plains of the Midwest that has an above average amount of tornadoes?
Major crops in the Midwest
What are wheat, oats, and corn?
Levee
a high river bank that stops the river from overflowing
The capital of Nebraska
Lincoln
Iowa
IA
Climate and soil of the Midwest Central Plains
The Central Plains of the Midwest are wet and fertile.
Plants adapt to the climate of the Midwest.
What is cattails grow longer roots?
The four Great Lakes the border part of the Midwest
Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
South Dakota
Pierre
Missouri
MO
Climate and soil of the Midwest Great Plains
The climate is drier and the soil is harder.
Animals adapt to the climate of the Midwest.
What is...?
1. Birds migrate to warmer climates
2. Some animals like the Bison grow fur
3.Prairie dogs burrow underground
Causes the winters in the Midwest to be very cold?
Causes the summers in the Midwest to be so hot?
What is because there are no oceans in the Midwestern United States?