a farm that grows several different kinds of crops
What is mixed-crop farm?
100
the Midwest is know as the _____________________center of the US and the heartland due to rich soil and a suitable climate for growing crops
What is agricultural
100
This city in the Midwest is known as Motor City
What is Detroit
100
People are attracted Westward by the promise of this
What is land
100
First skyscraper is located in this city
What is Chicago (The Home Insurance Company Building)
200
a large farm that is run by a corporation or an agricultural company
What is a corporate farm?
200
___________farms are not as prosperous as in the past in this region of the US
What is family farms
200
The largest city in Minnesota
What is Minneapolis
200
The population exploded in the West due to this major event in the 1800s
What is the California Gold Rush
200
This city has the big arch made of stainless steel and was the starting point for the pioneers heading west
What is St. Louis
300
a decline in business activity and economic prosperity
What is recession
300
Less than this percentage of farmers are in Kansas even though 90 percent of the land is farmland
What is 1 percent
300
This city became important before the railroads because of its location on the Mississippi River
What is St. Louis
300
Natural _________________ found in the West such as silver, copper, timber, etc. created many new jobs
What is resources
300
This caused many family farms to sell or leave their farms
What is recession/interest rates on bank loans increased
400
the nickname for a miner who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849
What is forty-niner
400
People learned the lesson to grow more than one crop since the bollweevil wiped out this crop in the South
What is cotton
400
This industry brought great growth to the city of Detroit
What is automobile
400
These were created to help protect land and save parts of the West from logging
What is national parks
400
People took out _____________to expand their farms and pay for farming supplies.
What is bank loans
500
balancing the needs of the environment, community, and economy
What is responsible development
500
Less than this percentage makes up agriculture for the Midwest
What is 5 percent
500
The biggest city in the heartland, the hub of major transportation routes, has the tallest building in the world, and is located on Lake Michigan
What is Chicago
500
In LA and San Jose, California the most valuable resource is the people. People have moved to these areas called urban sprawl. San Jose is known as Silicon Valley because it is a part of the _________________ industry.
What is computer
500
Corporate farms can sell items at a cheaper price because it costs ___________to produce them with fewer workers to pay due to more efficient farming equipment.