Midwest Flashcards
What city is called the “Gateway to the West?”
St. Louis, Missouri
The settlement of the west and Midwest began here
St. Louis, Missouri
French traders first settled here
St. Louis, Missouri
What city is near the Mississippi and Missouri rivers?
St. Louis, Missouri
What city has an arch built in it to honor the pioneers who began their journeys west there?
St. Louis, Missouri
What state is called “The Farm State?
Iowa
This state is a flat piece of land with fertile soil to grow crops
Iowa
Before trains existed, farmers would use the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to send their crops to market. What state lied between them?
Iowa
This state produces huge crops of corn, soybeans, oats and hay that is mostly fed to livestock
Iowa
What city is known as the place “where cattle still roam?”
Dodge City, Kansas
This state produces more wheat than any other state
Kansas
In the 1870s, cowboys would drive cattle here. It took weeks to months.
Dodge City, Kansas
What city was called the “wickedest little city in America?”
Dodge City, Kansas
What is the name of the national memorial where the faces of four American presidents are carved into the side of a mountain in South Dakota?
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Who are the four presidents in Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
What monument is still being carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota?
The Sioux Indian chief Crazy Horse monument
The Black Hills are sacred to what people?
The Sioux and other Native Americans
The Sioux Indians of South Dakota won a war against what General?
General George Custer who tried to attack them in the middle of the night
Where are the Soo locks located?
Michigan
What locks are the longest in the world?
Michigan’s Soo Locks
What Locks lift ships from Lake Huron up 21 feet to Lake Superior?
Michigan’s Soo Locks
Ships that come from the Atlantic Ocean are called what?
Salties
What city is called America’s Motor City?
Detroit City, Michigan
What year did Henry Ford build his first car?
1896
People thought cars were toys for the rich. Why?
Because cars were very expensive
Ford wanted to make cars that everyone could afford. How did he do that?
By starting an automobile factory in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan
What did Henry Ford use to keep the costs of automobile production low?
Mass production but it still took a long time to assemble the parts into cars.
Ford created what to make the assembly go faster?
The assembly line. Car production went from 12 hours per car to 1 hour and 33 minutes
What city was called Motor City or Motown?
Detroit, Michigan
What is the Midwest’s Transportation hub?
Chicago, Illinois
I am one of the world’s busiest airports. About 200,000 people travel through me every day and about 50,000 work here. What am I?
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport
What city is a center for moving goods and people on railroads, highways, airports, rivers and lakes?
Chicago, Illinois
What stadium is the home of the Chicago Cubs?
Chicago’s Wrigley Field
Where did the fiorst professional baseball team play?
Cincinnati, Ohio
What stadium is the second oldest baseball park in the United States?
Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Babe Ruth pointed to the bleachers during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series in baseball and hit a home run there. Where did this happen?
Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Where is the Mall of America?
Bloomington, Minnesota
What is the largest shopping mall in the United States?
The Mall of America in Minnesota
Why did they build the Mall of America as a covered mall?
Minnesota has very cold winters and hot summers so they covered the mall and walkways so that shopping could be pleasant no matter what the weather.
This mall has more than 520 stores, 50 restaurants, 14 theaters and an amusement park.
The Mall of America in Minnesota
