Plains States
Name a point of interest in the Plains States.
Any of the following: Mount Rushmore in SD, the Black Hills in SD, Theodore Roosevelt National Park in ND, Custer States Park in SD, Badlands National Park in SD, The World's only Corn Palace in SD, St. Louis Arch in MO, Branson MO, Lake of the Ozarks in MO.
Name a point of interest in the Great Lakes States.
Minnesota State Fair, Wisconsin Dells, ANY Great Lake, The Henry Ford Museum in Detroit MI, The Bean in Chicago IL, Isle Royale National Park in MI, Lake of the Woods in MN
The state's capital city is Columbus.
Ohio
What is the state capital of Wisconsin?
Madison
What city and states was the center of the Nation's automobile industry in 1913?
Detroit, Michigan
Name a body of water in the Plains States.
Mississippi River, Missouri River, Platte River, Kansas River, Lake of the Ozarks.
Name a body of water in the Great Lakes States.
Mississippi River, Wisconsin River, ALL five Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario), Wabash River, Illinois River, Ohio River, Lake of the Woods, Red Lake.
The state's capital city is Bismark.
North Dakota
What is the state capital of South Dakota?
Pierre
What does the word "Mississippi" mean in the Native American language?
Big River
Name a Landform you would see in the Plains States.
Plains, Hills, Grassland, Prairie, Mountains.
Name a Landform you would find in the Great Lakes States.
Prairie, Grassland, Plains, Marsh, Mountains, Hills, Valleys, Coastline, Peninsulas, Islands
The state's capital city is Springfield.
Illinois
What is the state capital of Iowa?
Des Moines
Name all FIVE of the Great Lakes.
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario.
Name TWO Natural Resources you would find in The Plains States.
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Gold, Limestone, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Granite, Wheat and Grain, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs
Name TWO Natural Resources you would find in The Great Lakes States.
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Limestone, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Granite, Wheat and Grain, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Dairy Farming
The state's capital city is Jefferson City.
Missouri
What is the state capital of Michigan?
Lansing
Who is the famous author from the Midwest who wrote about her childhood in the famous book series Little House on the Prairie?
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Which of the Plains States has the largest gold mine in the United States?
South Dakota
How were the Great Lakes created?
Thousands of years ago glaciers melted and carved out five huge holes in low areas. The climate warmed, the ice melted, and slowly filled the holes creating the Great Lakes.
The state's capital city is Topeka.
Kansas
What is the state capital of Nebraska?
Lincoln
Describe the climate of the Midwest region.
Continental- very cold winters and very hot summers, four distinct seasons, strong winds, humid and wet during the warmer months, Lake Effect snow from Great Lakes.