Regional Culture
How have immigrants helped change the culture in the Midwest Region?
1. religion . 4. holidays
2. food 5. music
3.music 6. other traditions
tourism
entertainment
service industries
What is a center of activity for transportation called?
a hub
Name the 6 Plains states.
Iowa Nebraska
North Dakota Missouri
South Dakota Kansas
Name two ways farming has changed in the past 100 years.
modern machinery
technology/computers/gps systems/ drones
larger farms
fewer workers
More recently, immigrants have come to the Great Lakes States from where?
Latin America, Mexico, countries in Asia
In the past factory jobs brought many people to the Great Lakes states. Now, however, ______ _______ are growing in this area.
service industries
What are barges used for?
carrying freight or transported goods on lakes and rivers
In Nebraska, a grassland area called the ___ ___ covers about one-fourth of the state.
Sand Hills
Name two cities in the Great Lakes.
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
The St. Patrick's Day parade was started in what City?
Chicago
Entertainment and tourism compliment each other. Why do tourists visit Chicago?
architecture
Magnificent Mile of shopping, restaurants, and museums
Oprah Winfrey's presence there
Sports Events
The Rhine River empties into the North Sea at the ocean port of _____?
Rotterdam
What is an area called in Missouri that is forested?
Ozark Plateau
Name two cities in the Plains states.
Des Moines
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Fargo
So many African Americans began coming to the Great Lakes states that this movement became known as the G__________ M_____________.
Great Migration
The auto industry has been important to the Freat Lakes states since 1900s. Today factories have moved to places where ....
labor is cheaper, so they can make more money on cars.
Name three forms of transportation that make many cities in the Great Lakes states hubs.
air
land
water
Who painted rural scenes of the Plains states?
*Thomas Hart Benton
*Willa Cather
Thomas Hart Benton
What is the shift of people called from rural areas to the city?
urbanization
Name the 3 of the 6 Great Lakes states.
Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois
Frank Lloyd's Prairie Style of __________ is also something tourists come to see in Chicago.
architecture
In what city would you find the Midway Airport?
Chicago, IL
What memorial is being made in the Black Hills right now?
Crazy Horse
Which industry depends on farms and ranches in the Midwest?
*Entertainment *Tourism
*Service *Food Processing
Food Processing