Which process formed the Great Lakes thousands of years ago?
the moving and melting of glaciers
100
Which inventor helped set up an assembly line in Detroit?
Henry Ford
100
What is a person who starts a new business called?
entrepreneur
100
What mineral is plentiful in the Midwest region?
iron ore
200
Which is a landform covered mostly with grasses and flowers?
a prairie
200
Which is the process in which product is made more quickly and cheaply by using machines?
mass production
200
What did most early settlers use to build their homes?
Sod
200
Why were railroads important to the growth of the Great Plains?
They provided an easier way for settlers to reach the Midwest.
300
What does the term drought mean?
A long period of little or no rain.
300
Put these events in order: A - Henry Ford sets up automoblie factory in Detroit, B - The Sioux live in villages along the rivers and lakes of the central plains, C - Railroads are built across the Midwest
B, C, A
300
What does migration mean?
a movement of people from one place to another
300
What were three ways in which the Native Americans of the Great Plains use the buffalo?
food, tools, clothing
400
Which Midwest city connected ten major railroad lines in the mid - 1800's?
Chicago, IL
400
What was one of the ways the Sioux adapted to living on the Great Plains?
moved from place to place following the buffalo
400
What was one way the Sioux adapted to living in the Great Plains?
They moved from place to place following the buffalo heards
400
In what ways do tornadoes affect the Midwest?
over 300 tornadoes per year, destroy everything in their path