Vocabulary
An area in which grass grows well but trees are rare
What is a prairie?
This type of land is capable of growing crops
What is arable land?
These were formed long ago by glaciers
What are the Great Lakes?
Before becoming the cities we know today, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and St. Louis began as these
What are trading posts?
A center of activity
What is a hub?
This stated that land in the Midwest be divided into at least three but no more than five states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
These two types of crops grow well in the Great Plains
What are wheat and oats?
These mountains lie to the East of the Midwest
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
By using nearby waterways to ship goods they traded with other groups, Native Americans made this the largest Native American city in North America
What is Cahokia?
This is a system of wide, fast roads that connect all the states
What is an interstate highway?
An area of rough land and light vegetation in western South Dakota
What are the Badlands?
The planting of different crops in different years
What is crop rotation?
The climate of the Midwest consists of very hot summers and ________
What are very cold winters?
The Ojibwa, also known as the Chippewa, adapted to the Midwest's geography by ____
What are hunting in forests, fishing in lakes and rivers, and gathering fruits and wild rice?
The Midwest's workforce works in many different industries including _____
What are technology, service, and health care?
The western part of the Midwest that stretches to the Rocky Mountains
The Empire State Building is covered by part of this natural resources mined in Indiana
What is limestone?
This area of the Midwest is named for the dangerous type of weather that is common in the spring and summer
What is Tornado Alley?
These were some of the first people to arrive in the Midwest
What are missionaries?
Some of the cultural attractions you'd see in the Midwest
What are Mount Rushmore, Gateway Arch, and/or Milwaukee Art Museum?
The eastern part of the Midwest
What are the Central Plains?
The Midwest is a great place for farming due to these
What are rainfall, level ground, rich soil, and a long growing season?
This great river located in the Midwest carries more water than any other US river, travels over 2,300 miles to the Gulf of Mexico, and is used for transportation, recreation, etc.
What is the Mississippi River?
This handy invention made it easier for farmers to turn over soil to get it ready for planting
What is the plow?
Mount Rushmore is home to the faces of these four presidents.
Who are Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln?