Vocabulary
Define: Lock
A gated part of a canal or a river.
Where doe wheat, sunflowers and oats grow?
The Great Plains.
What was created by the melting of Ice Age glaciers?
The Great Lakes.
What is one advantage of shipping goods by barge?
It costs less than other methods.
What is NOT a reason why the Midwest is an important agricultural region?
All the farms grow the same type of crop.
Define: Badlands
A region of dry hills and sharp cliffs formed of crumbling rock.
Where do corn and soybeans grow?
Central Plains and Great Plains.
What is a canal?
A waterway dug across lands for ships to travel through.
How would you describe the Badlands millions of years ago?
A lush, green plain through which rivers flowed.
Why is the area of the Central Plains known as the Corn Belt?
It gets enough rain so that corn grows well there.
Define: Prairie
An area where grasses grow well, but trees are rare.
Where do we grow barley?
The Great Plains.
Which bodies of water connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
The St. Lawrence Seaway and St. Lawrence Rivers.
What is one reason why the climate of the Badlands became cooler and less humid?
Mountain ranges rose and blocked rain that once fell there.
Which is NOT one of the crops grown in the Midwest?
Cotton.
Define: Crop Rotation
The planting of different crops in different years.
Where can you find hogs?
Central plains and Great plains.
Why did the engineers change the flow of the Chicago River?
To connect Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River.
What is erosion?
The process by which water and rain wear away rock.
How does irrigation help farmers?
It allows them to bring water from rivers or from underground to spray over the crops.
Define: Irrigation
The process of bringing water to farms to spray over fields.
Where can you mostly find cattle?
Great plains.
What do you call a flat-bottomed boat that transports goods?
A barge.
What is something you would NOT See on a prairie, due to the lack of rain?
Trees.
What is a very important product of Wisconsin?
Milk and dairy products.