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Great Lakes & Great Plains Flashcards

1
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This state is divided into two parts (peninsulas) joined by a bridge

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Michigan

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Once the “Land of Lincoln,” today politicians come to see if it will “play in Peoria”

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Illinois

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his state is known as the land of 10,000 lakes and the source of the Mississippi River

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Minnesota

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4
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The Renaissance Center and Cobo Hall tried to help the rebirth of this state’s main city

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Michigan

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5
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Door County and The Dells; Green Bay and Madison are located in this state

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Wisconsin

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The Football Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are located in this state

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Ohio

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This state touches four of the Great Lakes

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Michigan

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Gary, Fort Wayne, and South Bend are cities in this rural state

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Indiana

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America’s tallest building and Wrigley Field are pilgrimage sites in this city

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Chicago

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This city is home to the Motor Speedway and converted Union Station

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Indianapolis

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Henry Ford’s museum and Greenfield Village are located in a sub urb of this city; the other side of the river is another country

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Detroit

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12
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Frank Lloyd Wright did some of his best work here; home of the Magnificent Mile, the Gold Coast, Navy Pier and “Second City”

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Chicago

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Standard Oil Company made this city America’s oil center; Museum of Rock ’n’ Roll has made it a pop center

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Cleveland

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In this city, you can take a brewery tour or eat at a German restaurant

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Milwaukee

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This city is home of the Guthrie Theater and the Mall of America

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Minneapolis

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16
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Which lake touches a town of the same name in Pennsylvania?

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Erie

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17
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Which lake has the same name as a province in Canada?

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Ontario

18
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Which lake is named after an Indian tribe?

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Huron

19
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Which lake is also the name of a state?

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Michigan

20
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Which lake is the largest and highest (farthest north on the map), thus being superior to the others?

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Superior

21
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This “Show Me State” contains Hannibal, which is Mark Twain country

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Missouri

22
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Part of the Ozarks are in this state as is Hot Springs National Park

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Arkansas

23
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The cities of Bismarck and Fargo and Theodore Roosevelt National Park are located in this state

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North Dakota

24
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This state is home to the Black Hills and the Badlands (and Wall Drug Store)

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South Dakota

25
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This state is the heart of corn production on the Mississippi

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Iowa

26
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North Platte, Grand Island, and Scottsbluff are three of its cities, and Buffalo Bill was one of its citizens

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Nebraska

27
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This state grew with the great land rush of 1889; Will Rogers country

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Oklahoma

28
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This is the largest of the lower 48 states, the Rio Grande divides it from Mexico

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Texas

29
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Dodge City and Abilene are in this geographical center of the continental U.S.

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Kansas

30
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The Cotton Bowl takes place here; visit the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza; Ft. Worth is its sister city

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Dallas

31
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The Johnson Space Center is located in this city, the country’s fourth largest

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Houston

32
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On Missouri’s western border, it is the state’s largest city

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Kansas City

33
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This city is the capital of Arkansas

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Little Rock

34
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Spanish and Mexican atmosphere, missions and a national symbol are in this Texas city

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San Antonio

35
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This city on the Mississippi was once the third largest city in the country when it was the gateway to the West

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St Louis

36
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This city went from zero population to 10,000 in one day; contains the National Cowboy Hall of Fame

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Oklahoma City

37
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This city’s Riverwalk is one of the most popular tourist areas in the country

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San Antonio

38
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The largest city in Kansas, once the end of the cattle trail

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Wichita

39
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Gateway to the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore and the Badlands, and Deadwood is this city in the western part of its state

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Rapid City

40
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Gerald Ford’s birthplace, Boys Town, and a Mormon Pioneer Cemetery grace the state that contains this city

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Omaha

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