What is the Missouri state insect?
Honeybee
What is the difference between a map and a globe?
Maps are drawings of places around the world (flat). They show you how to get to a specific location.
Globes are a round model of the Earth. They show you where water, land, and countries are located.
What are the two main rivers in Missouri?
Missouri River and Mississippi River
Where did most of Missouri's early immigrants come from?
Europe
What are three facts/details about life on the frontier?
A variety of answers will be accepted. (Ex: kids worked; one-room schoolhouses; if they did not make it themselves, they went without; etc)
What is the Missouri state animal?
Missouri Mule
Name 4 things that should be included on a map.
Legend/key
Title
Compass Rose/Cardinal Directions
Scale
What is the nickname for the Missouri River?
Missouri = land of the big canoes
Muddy Missouri
What is a state park?
Land protected by the state government for all people to enjoy
What is a territory?
What is the Missouri state mineral?
Mozarkite
What does a "physical map" show?
Physical maps show the natural features of a place. (Ex: landforms, mountains, valleys, lakes, and streams)
- Provided drinking water for people and animals
- Made land fertile for crops
- Provided fish
- People/tribes traveled on rivers to trade
What is a historic site?
A place where important events took place in the past.
Why did Missouri want to become a state?
As citizens they would have more rights and have a say in the national government.
What is the Missouri state tree?
Flowering Dogwood
Name two types of maps
Population Map / Political Map / Physical Map / Climate Map
Why were slaves brought to Missouri? (Think of their main jobs)
What is one way Missouri honors its cultural heritage?
Cultural celebrations and festivals
Who proposed the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
What is the Missouri state fish?
Channel Catfish
Who is a cartographer?
A person who makes a map
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
The Act forced all Indians out of their homes and moved them to Indian Territory (Oklahoma and Kansas)
About how many state parks does Missouri have?
What is the Missouri Compromise?