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Great Lake States
Plains States
Cities
100
A memorial is being built in the Black Hills to honor this Lakota Sioux leader.
Crazy Horse
100
What do you call any city that is the center of activity, such as a transportation center?
a hub
100
These 6 mid-west states border the Great Lakes.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
100
These 6 states are called the Plains states.
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota
100
African Americans created "Motown sound" in Detroit. What state is Detroit in?
Michigan
200
What well-known business was started by Joyce C. Hall?
Joyce C. Hall started the world's largest greeting card company - "Hallmark".
200
What do you call a large boat with a flat bottom?
barge
200
This Great Lakes State has the nation's largest Arab American community.
Michigan
200
This grassland area covers about one-fourth of Nebraska.
Sandhills
200
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland. What state is Cleveland in ?
Ohio
300
What is Thomas Hart Benson known for?
Thomas Hart Benson was an artist who painted pictures of farms in the Midwest.
300
What do you call goods that are being transported?
freight
300
What was the movement of African Americans from the South to cities in the North for jobs about 1910 called?
Great Migration
300
How do people who live on farms and in cities depend upon each other?
Foods grown on farms and ranches is processed in factories in cities. Goods produced in factories in cities are sold to people on farms and ranches.
300
Branson is a center for entertainment and tourism. What state is Branson in?
Missouri
400
What is Frank Lloyd Wright known for?
He was an architect whose flat-roofed buildings represent the flat prairies of this region.
400
This is when people move from rural areas to cities to find jobs.
urbanization
400
Although automobile industries are still important to the region, why have many automobile factories moved from the Midwest?
Many automobile factories have moved to places where labor is cheaper.
400
What are three ways farming has changed in the Midwest since pioneer times?
Farms are larger, many farms are owned by large companies, modern tractors and equipment are used to plant more crops, tractors and equipment is computerized, farmers raise more than one kind of crop to reduce the risk from pests.
400
Three of the nation's tn busiest airports are in Minneapolis and St. Paul. What state are these twin cities in?
Minnesota
500
This Midwest author wrote the famous "Little House" series of children's books.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
500
This plains region in Argentina, raises wheat, corn, and cattle like the Great Plains.
Pampas
500
Banking, real estate, entertainment, and tourism are examples of this growing industry in the Great Lakes.
Service industries
500
Not all of the Plains region is flat. What is the forest-covered plateau in southern Missouri called?
Ozark Plateau
500
St. Louis is a center of industry, education, and culture in the Plains region. What state is St. Louis in?
Missouri