Locations Flashcards
[______] is a city in mid-west. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of a metropolitan area, which has a population of 118,034. The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of a river with a same name, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Milwaukee and 64 mi (103 km) south of Green Bay.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Illinois’s nickname is [______]
The Prairie State
Illinois statehood happened in [______] and it was the [______]th state.
1818; 21st state
Illinois population as of 2020 is [______]
About 13 M people
[______] is Illinois capital.
Springfield
[______] is the largest city in Illinois.
Chicago
[______] is the Illinois state bird
Northern Cardinal
[______] is the Illinois state flower.
Violet
Great Chicago Fire happened in [______] (year).
1871
Illinois is bordered by [______] in the north; Lake [______], [______], and [______] in the east; [______] and [______] in the south; and [______] and [______] in the west.
Wisconsin
Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky
Kentucky, and Missouri
Missouri, and Iowa
The state can be divided into three regions.
The Central Plains region covers almost all of the state and contains fertile land and low hills. It includes the Great Lakes Plain, which runs along Lake Michigan; the elevated Driftless Plains in the northwest; and the Till Plains in the north. The Till Plains are part of the nation’s Corn Belt, named for the fields of corn that grow there.
The Shawnee Hills region in southern Illinois is a narrow strip of land with higher elevations, rivers, and forests.
The Gulf Coastal Plain is a hilly area at the state’s southern tip. It’s sometimes nicknamed Egypt because it’s similar to the Egyptian Nile’s fertile delta.
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—The state’s official snack food is popcorn, which can be served Chicago-style—that’s a mixture of cheese-covered and caramel-covered popcorn!
—Famous folks from Illinois include Hillary Clinton, U.S. representative and civil rights activist Carol Moseley Braun, First Lady Michelle Obama, and women’s rights activist Betty Friedan.
—Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry contains the world’s largest pinball machine and a miniature castle.
—Illinois’ slogan is the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln lived there for 31 years. Today visitors can see Lincoln’s home and his tomb in Springfield.
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What are the five great lakes?
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