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Steel
100
What is the largest river in the region?
Mississippi
100
What river did Joliet and Marquette explore?
Mississippi
100
What landform is most of this region?
Plains
100
What is the smallest of the Great Lakes?
Lake Ontario
100
What port is the busiest port for handling iron ore?
Duluth
200
What 2 rivers border Iowa?
Missouri and Mississippi Rivers
200
What city was originally called Losantiville?
Cincinnati
200
Whay is this region called the Heartland?
It is located in the center of the country and it produces the bulk of food for the country.
200
What lake will you find the port city of Duluth?
Lake Superior
200
Why is less steel produced today than in 1970?
We use more plastic.
300
What river empties into the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of Illinois?
Ohio River
300
What river did Lewis and Clark begin their journey on?
Missouri
300
What is the breadbasket in a country?
It is the area that grows the nutritious food.
300
Lake Ontario is connected to the Atlantic by what waterway?
St. Lawrence Seaway
300
What 3 things are needed to make steel?
Iron ore, coal, and limestone
400
What 2 major rivers of the region are tributaries of the Mississippi?
Ohio and Missouri
400
What was the name of the settlement established by a group of African Americans?
Nicodemus
400
What 2 states are known for growing wheat?
Nebraska and Kansas
400
We share 4 of the Great Lakes with this country.
Canada
400
Iron is found in what kind of rock?
Iron ore
500
List the 3 major rivers of this region.
Misssissippi, Ohio, and Missouri
500
Who started Hull House?
Jane Addams
500
What state is known as the dairy state?
Wisconsin
500
Name all 5 of the Great Lakes.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
500
How is iron ore transported to ports on Lake Superior?
Trucks and trains