Vocabulary
Animal raised on farms are:
A. Livestock
B. Feedlot
C. Meatpacking
A. Livestock
Which city is known for Wrigley Field, has one of the busiest airports, and is a transportation hub?
A. St. Louis, Missouri
B. Chicago, Illinois
C. Detroit, Michigan
D. Dodge City, Kansas
B. Chicago, Illinois
Which state has the Black Hills and Native American reservations, home of Mount Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse monument (in progress)?
A. Minnesota
B. Michigan
C. South Dakota
D. Iowa
C. South Dakota
What industries are or have been important in the Midwest? (choose 3)
A. Clothing manufacturing
B. Farming
C. Cattle raising
D. Automobile manufacturing
E. Shipbuilding
B. Farming
C. Cattle raising
D. Automobile manufacturing
A word that describes land that is good for farming is:
A. Prairie
B. Reservation
C. Fertile
C. Fertile
Which city is known to be the home of Henry Ford, nicknamed "Motown," and known for making cars?
A. St. Louis, Missouri
B. Chicago, Illinois
C. Detroit, Michigan
D. Dodge City, Kansas
C. Detroit, Michigan
Which state lies between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, was once a prairie, and is now almost all farmland?
A. Minnesota
B. Michigan
C. South Dakota
D. Iowa
D. Iowa
What made Iowa a good location for farming?
Iowa has:
- Flat land
- Located near rivers
- Fertile soil
A piece of land set aside for Native American tribes is a:
A. Prairie
B. Reservation
C. Frontier
B. Reservation
Which city is where the Mississippi and Missouri rivers come together, home of the Gateway Arch, and where many pioneers started their journey west?
A. St. Louis, Missouri
B. Chicago, Illinois
C. Detroit, Michigan
D. Dodge City, Kansas
A. St. Louis, Missouri
Which state is home to a location that is visited by more people than live in all of Canada, would take days to see all of this location, and has a location with 500 stores?
A. Minnesota
B. Michigan
C. South Dakota
D. Iowa
A. Minnesota
What statements are true about Native Americans in the area that is now South Dakota? (choose 2):
A. The Black Hills are a spiritual place for them
B. They were defeated at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
C. They use the gold in the Black Hills to make art and ornaments
D. They were forced onto reservations as more settlers came
A. The Black Hills are a spiritual place for them
D. They were forced onto reservations as more settlers came
A city that a lot of goods and people pass through on their way to someplace else is a:
A. Assembly line
B. Feedlot
C. Transportation hub
C. Transportation hub
Which city is close to wheat fields, part of the Old West, where cattle were herded by cowboys?
A. St. Louis, Missouri
B. Chicago, Illinois
C. Detroit, Michigan
D. Dodge City, Kansas
D. Dodge City, Kansas
Which city is known as Motor City?
A. Dodge City
B. Detroit
C. Chicago
B. Detroit
Which storms bring heavy snowfall and freezing winds to the Midwest?
A. Blizzard
B. Hurricane
C. Rainstorm
D. Tornado
Blizzard
Any place that is the beginning of unexplored land is the:
A. Prairie
B. Frontier
C. Reservation
B. Frontier
Which state is known to border several Great Lakes, has some of the world's longest locks, and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by waterways?
A. Minnesota
B. Michigan
C. South Dakota
D. Iowa
B. Michigan
Which city is a transportation hub?
A. Chicago
B. St. Louis
C. Dodge City
D. Detroit
A. Chicago
Why is the Midwest called "America's Heartland"? Select all correct answers. (Select all that apply)
A. It is the heart of many farming and manufacturing industries
B. It lies at the center of the United States
C. It is the place where pioneers started their journeys westward
D. It is the most loved region in America.
A. It is the heart of many farming and manufacturing industries
B. It lies at the center of the United States
C. It is the place where pioneers started their journeys westward