Maps
what are the four cardinal directions
North, South, East, and West
What continent is America apart of
North American content
The reason the Midwest has good soil is?
glaciers crush rock and minerals into nutrient rich soil.
What created the Great Lakes?
glaciers
Why is Dairy farming important to the Midwest
It is a large part of the economy of the Midwest
which way doe the equator go
east to west, horizontally
how many regions are their in the United States. do not include Alaska and Hawaii
How many states are commonly in the Midwest
12
How many fish are kept after fishing in the Great Lakes
50 million fish
The Midwest is considered what kind of dairy industry?
traditional
the lines that go from North to South
Longitude
what are stereotypes
are widely held belief about a group of people or places
People of the Midwest are often viewed as?
nice and polite people and values hard-work
How many cubic miles is the Great Lakes
5,400 cubic miles of water
what is a cash crop
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use
latitude
What two places produces the most diary
Midwest and East
what does the Midwest farm 75% in the US
corn and soybeans
how many tons of shipping does the Great Lakes get
35 to 40 million tons
what does Wisconsin mainly farm
Corn
Prime Meridian is what
center divide of the Earth going vertically
Landmarks-
an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location.
these are extreme climate changes making for hot summers and cold winters is what?
continental climates
How do the Great Lakes make warm winters and cool summers?
By absorbing the heat and mositure
why is corn so valuable
it can be put into almost anything