Midwest Region

Question 1

Where is the Midwest Region?

What are its borders?

Answer 1

In the middle of the United States

Borders: Canada to the north and is surrounded by all other regions

Question 2

How many states are in the Midwest Region?

Answer 2

12

Question 3

Name the 6 Great Lake States

Answer 3

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio

Question 4

Name the 6 Plains States

Answer 4

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri

Question 5

What are the Human made characteristics of the Midwest Region?

Answer 5

Chicago, Willis Tower
St. Louis Arch
Detroit, the Motor City for the automobile industry
Any airports, ports, cities, bridges, monuments or museums that are SPECIFICS to the Midwest Region

Question 6

What are the Natural characteristics of the Midwest Region?
Hint:
4 Great Lakes, 4 rivers, and a habitat
5 natural resources
Climate

Answer 6

4 Great Lakes: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior
4 rivers: Mississippi River, Ohio River, Illinois River, Missouri River
Habitat - Prairies
Climate: all four seasons including blizzards, hailstorms, tornadoes

Question 7

Name the 4 Great Lakes in the Midwest Region

Answer 7

1. Lake Erie
2. Lake Huron
3. Lake Michigan
4. Lake Superior

Question 8

Name the 4 major rivers of the Midwest Region.

Answer 8

1. Mississippi River
2. Ohio River
3. Illinois River
4. Missouri River

Question 9

Name a special habitat of the Midwest Region

Answer 9

Prairies

Question 10

Name 5 resources of the Midwest Region

Answer 10

1. Fertile soil
2. Iron ore
3. Waterways
4. Coal
5. Limestone

Question 11

What is the climate of the Midwest Region

Answer 11

Climate: all four seasons including blizzards, hailstorms, tornadoes

Question 12

Why did people come to this region?

Answer 12

For fertile soil and open land.

Question 13

How do people move to and from this region?

Answer 13

Waterways: the Great Lakes, rivers and the Illinois Waterway act as a means to transport people and goods

Highways, trains and airplanes

Question 14

What occupations and industries bring people to the Midwest?

Answer 14

Tourism
Farming: dairy, corn, wheat and soybeans
Manufacturing: steel, automobiles, publishing, paper products
Mining: coal, iron, limestone

Question 15

What is the Illinois Waterway?

Answer 15

It connects Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River

Question 16

How does the geography of the Midwest help movement in the region?

Answer 16

The flat plains and central location allowed for railroads, highways and airports (O’Hare and Midway) to promote the transportation of goods and people.

Waterways: Great Lakes, Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway

Question 17

In the past, how did people interact with the environment to use resources and support themselves?

Answer 17

1. Changed prairies to farmland with inventions (steel plow, reaper, fertilizer and thresher)
2. Waterways for food, transportation
3. Built Illinois Waterway
4. Built sod homes for shelter

Question 18

In the present, how did people interact with the environment to use resources and support themselves?

Answer 18

1. People depend on crops from the “bread basket,” “heartland”
2. Raise cattle for meat and dairy
3. Farm machinery
4. Waterways for transportation