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A swirling funnel that moves very quickly is known as what?
A Tornado
100
What is a canal?
A man-made waterway for ships that is dug across land.
100
What is the Mid-west's most important resource?
Fertile land.
100
Name the great lakes. (remember: HOMES).
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, Superior
100
Which ocean do the Great Lakes connect to?
The Atlantic Ocean
200
A hail storm is a type of storm in which what happens?
Stones of ice fall to earth.
200
What is open-pit mining?
A type of mining where miners use huge power shovels to dig out rusty colored ore. The minerals they dig up are often used to make steel.
200
What is most of the corn grown in the Mid-west used for?
It is fed to farm animals. Some if canned and sold in stores, but not the majority.
200
Name three of the six Great Lakes States.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
200
What did humans need to do in order to connect the Mid-west to the rest of the world?
Build canals and locks to connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
300
Why would a drought be bad for a farmer?
A drought is a long period of time with no rain or precipitation. Without rain, crops cannot grow and will die.
300
List three characteristics of a prairie.
Very grassy. Very fertile. A lot of wild flowers. Flat.
300
What makes the soil in the Mid-west so fertile?
Rotted grass. There is so much grass in the Mid-west, that when the grass dies and decomposes, the minerals from the grass make the soil very fertile.
300
Name three of the six Plains States.
Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas.
300
What two major rivers flow through the Mid-West?
The Mississippi River and the Missouri River
400
Winters in the mid west are usually...?
Cold and Snowy.
400
What is a lock?
Part of a canal that is closed off by gates and used to help ships move from one elevation to another.
400
Coal, limestone, and iron ore are all the raw materials to make what?
Steel.
400
Give two characteristics of the Central Plains.
Land is gently rolling, there is plenty of rain, trees and grass once covered the land.
400
Why is a lock necessary?
Sometimes bodies of water are at different elevations. Locks allow ships to be raised or lowered to different elevations.
500
Summers in the mid west are usually...?
Long and hot.
500
What is a drought?
A drought is a long period of time with no rain or precipitation.
500
Was the Mid-west always grassy and open?
No. When settlers first moved into the area, they cleared the land. At one time there were many more trees and forests.
500
Give two characteristics of the Great Plains.
The land is flatter and drier than the Central Plains, the land has short grass and few trees, cattle and sheep are raised here.
500
What is the name of the river that connects the Great Lakes to the ocean?
The St. Lawrence River.