Iowa Fun Facts
Iowa's nickname is the ____________ State.
Hawkeye
Iowa is located in the _____________ region of the United States.
Midwest
This famous person was known for his role in Western themed movies.
John Wayne
Who lived in the area of Iowa before Americans?
Native Americans/Indians/Native Tribes
This is Iowa's greatest natural resource.
Iowa farmers produce a lot of what two crops?
Corn and beans
Iowa covers roughly how many square miles of land?
56,000
This famous Iowan is competitive and has set many records in their sport.
Caitlin Clark.
Values like hard work, cooperation, and connection to the land were shaped by what?
Farming
True or False: Much of Iowa's corn and beans is transported to Japan, Canada, and Mexico
True
What is the population of Iowa?
3 million to 3.3 million people
This is the name of a unique landscape that only one other place in the world has.
Loess Hills
John Wayne was born in this town in Iowa.
Winterset
In what way do we remember the names of the Native Tribes that once lived in Iowa?
Their names are the current names of towns, cities, and states.
Iowa converts some of its corn into what kind of fuel?
Ethanol
How many counties are there in Iowa?
99
What are the names of the two rivers that are on the eastern and western borders of Iowa?
Mississippi and Missouri
Caitlin Clark was born in this city in Iowa.
Des Moines
What were European-Americans attracted to about Iowa that made them want to settle here?
The healthy soil and ability to grow strong crops.
What is the only state that exports more farm products than Iowa?
California
Iowa became the ___th state added to the union in 1846.
29
Iowa has 6 states that border it. What are those six states?
Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois
Caitlin Clark plays for this WNBA team.
Indiana Fever
What transportation system helped to spread out the population of Iowa when European-Americans first arrived?
Railroad
Iowa is one of the largest producer of 4 things. What are two of them
Corn, pork, eggs, beans