Geography
What country is directly north of the Midwest?
Canada
What is a prairie?
Dry flat land with few trees
Describe the climate of the Midwest
Extreme weather- varies up to 100F
Lake Effect Snow
Blizzards and tornadoes
Who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey?
Sacagawea
Why did president Jefferson send Louis and Clark out west?
He sent them to discover the new land
Name the two mountain ranges that lie on either side of the Midwest.
The Rocky and Appalachian Mountains
What is a tributary?
A river or stream that flows into another river or stream
How do animals adapt to the weather?
Bears hibernate
Birds migrate
Prairie dogs dig dens
What were the 3 tasks assigned to Lewis and Clark?
1. Map out land
2. Observe and record plants and animals
3. Make friends with Native Americans
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
President Thomas Jefferson bought land from France.
What are the names of the Great Lakes?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
A high river bank that stops the river from overflowing is what?
Levee
How do plants adapt to the weather?
Deep roots to keep their moisture and pine trees keep their needles
What was the name of the president who bought the land from France?
Thomas Jefferson
How many years were Louis and Clark on their journey?
2
What are the two main waterways of the Midwest?
Mississippi River and Great Lakes
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson bought land from France
How do people adapt to the weather? 2 ways
Bundle up and walk in covered walkways
What direction did the Lousiana Purchase expand the US?
West
What were important items Jefferson told Lewis and Clark to bring?
A journal and ink
Canned Foods
Warm clothes
Rifle
Name 3 ways people use the Mississippi River?
Fishing, transportation, recreation (swimming, boating), drinking
Which 2 rivers form a tributary?
Mississippi River and Missouri River
Why does the location of the Midwest effect the climate?
No ocean to cool it down in the summer and heat it up in the winter. The Great Lakes give moisture to the air.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?
It doubled the size of the US.
What was their journey called?
Corps of Discovery