Vocabulary
Plains States
Great Lakes States
Which is it?
Plains or Great Lakes?
Capitals
100
What is an elevated train?
a train that runs on a railway that is raised above the ground.
100
Most people in the plains states live in this type of area
Rural areas. So nice, no noisy neighbors!
100
Michigan
Great Lakes
100
Springfield
Illinois
200
This is what you call the money people make.
Wages!
200
Cities in the plains region formed near these because travel was easier on them.
Rivers!
200
Which Great Lake touches 4 different states?
Lake Michigan
200
Mostly rural populations
Plains States
200
Columbus
Ohio
300
This is what you call the tall building on a farm used to store grain.
A grain elevator.
300
What are the two states in the Central Lowlands region?
Missouri and Iowa
300
Name the 5 Great Lakes and which one is the biggest?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior Superior is the biggest.
300
Central Lowlands region
Plains States
300
Bismark
North Dakota
400
This is what you call the measure of people in a particular area or place.
Population density. It is usually measured as high or low.
400
Name all 6 states in the Plains states
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa
400
Name the 6 great lakes states
Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
400
H-O-M-E-S
Great Lakes states
400
Lincoln
Nebraska
500
This is what you call an area, like a city, that is full of people and industry.
Urban.
500
What are two challenges facing people who live in rural areas?
Few stores, hospitals, schools (infrastructure) Not a lot of tax dollars to help fund schools and services (police, fire) Long drives to everywhere!
500
What's the biggest problem with people living in mostly suburban areas in the Great Lakes states?
There's more pollution because fewer people walk anywhere. There are more cars which causes more pollution.
500
Important trading center of Chicago
Great Lakes states
500
Missouri
Jefferson City
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