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Which process formed the Great Lakes thousands of years ago?
The moving and melting of glaciers
Which is a landform covered mostly with grasses and flowers?
a prairie
During the 1930's, the worst drought in the history of the United States destroyed many farms in the Midwest.
What does the term drought mean in the sentence above?
a long period of little or no rain
Which mineral is plentiful in the Midwest region?
iron ore
What was one way the Sioux adapted to living on the Great Plains?
They moved from place to place.
What did most early settler of the Great Plains use to build their homes?
Sod
What does migration mean?
a movement of people from one place to another.
Why were railroads important to the growth of the Great Plains?
They provided an easier way for settler to reach the Midwest.
Which Midwest city connected ten major railroad lines in the mid-1800's?
Chicago, Illinois
What is a person who starts a new business called?
an entrepreneur
Which inventor helped set up an assembly line in Detroit?
Henry Ford
Which is the process in which a product is made more quickly and cheaply by using machines?
mass production
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Henry Ford sets up an automobile factory in Detroit.
The Sioux live in villages along the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains.
Railroads are build across the Midwest
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Railroads are built...
Henry Ford sets up an ...
How do tornadoes affect the Midwest?
They destroy everything in their path.
How did the NA of the Midwest use buffalo?
food, clothing, and tools.
How did the Midwest region change between 1800-1900?
It changed from a region made up of territories to a region made up of 12 states.
How did Henry Ford change the automobile industry?
He introduced the assembly line.
Why did Detroit, Michigan become the center of the nation's automobile industry?
Its location on the Great Lakes made shipping raw materials and finished automobiles easier. It had steel mills nearby to supply the steel needed to make cars. Auto manufacturers started using assembly lines to produce cars more quickly and cheaply.
What is the process in which a product is made more quickly and cheaply by using machines?
mass production
Why were railroads important to the growth of the Great Plains?
They provided an easier way for settler to reach the Midwest.