Which of the following was created by the melting of the Ice Age glaciers
What is.....
Thick sheets of ice
Great Lakes
Earth's climate
Midwest Region
100
Wisconsin is known for its farmlands and dairy products. Knowing that, what do you think the land looks like. What crops do you think are grown there?
What is Wisconsin is probably flat and open land with good nutrients in the soil. Farmers probably grow grains and have open fields of grass for their cattle.
100
What are the Great Lakes? Name all Five!
What are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. They contain about one-fifth of the worlds freshwater. They are: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
100
Where are the Badlands located?
What is South Dakota?
100
What is the biggest difference between the Great Plains and the Central Plains?
What is the amount of rain in which each region receives?
200
Which is not a reason why the Midwest is an important agricultural region?
What is......
The Growing season is long
All the farms grow the same type of crops
The summers are warm
The soil is deep and rich
200
Would you like to visit Badlands National Park? Why?
Varies......
200
What is a canal?
What is a kind of waterway that has been dug across land for ships to go through?
200
How were the Badlands formed?
What is through erosion, the wearing away of rock by water and wind?
200
What is crop rotation?
What is a process of planting different crops throughout the years to replenish the soils nutrients?
300
Which is not a main crop of the Midwest?
What is.....
Corn
Cotton
Soybeans
Wheat
300
How do you think the Chicago River would be different today if it have would have never been connected to the Illinois River? Would it affect the transportation of goods and how they are transported?
Varies
300
What is a lock?
What is gated part of a canal or river?
300
What is a prairie?
What is an area where grades grow well, but trees are rare?
300
What is irrigation?
What is a process of bringing water to farms in order distribute it throughout the crops?
400
How does irrigation help farmers?
What is.....
It allows them to bring water from rivers or fro understand to spray over their crops
It allows them to see the current pries of crops on a sign
It allows them to plant oats and wheat, which add nutrients to the soil
It allow them to switch between two crops on one field
400
How are the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Illinois Waterway alike?
What is Both waterways that link the Great Lakes with a river that flows into an ocean. They consist of rivers, lakes, and canals.
400
What is a barge?
What is flat-bottomed boat that is used for the transportation of goods?
400
What is the name of the famous Tyrannosaurus Rex that was found in the Badlands?
Who is Sue?
400
What are four crops that are grown in the midwest besides the three main crops?
What is Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Blueberries, Strawberries, Grapes, and Plums.
500
Why is the area of the Central Plains known as the Corn Belt?
What is....
Famers there wear belts made out of corn
It gets enough rain so that corn grows well there
It gets very little rain so the corn grows well there
Farmers there grow soybeans as well as corn
500
How are the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Illinois Waterway different?
What is the St. Lawrence Seaway links the Great Lakes with the St. Lawrence River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The Illinois Waterway links Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
500
What is a waterway?
A waterway consists of rivers, lakes, and canals through which many ships travel.
500
Where can you find the famous dinosaur named Sue?
What is at the Field Museum in Chicago?
500
What are the THREE MAIN crops that the Midwest grows?