Midwest Region Review

a destructive column of spinning air with strong winds that can reach more than 300 miles per hour

• prairie
• tornado
• blizzard

a heavy snowstorm accompanied by powerful winds

• prairie
• blizzard
• tornado

level or gently rolling land covered in grasses

• prairie
• tornado
• blizzard

land that is capable of growing crops

• arable
• crop rotation
• nutrients

to switch between two crops, growing one crop one year and the other crop the next year

• arable
• crop rotation
• nutrients

substances that help plants grow

• arable
• crop rotation
• nutrients

When rotating crops, what two crops do farmers in the Central Plains often switch between?

• wheat and oats
• carrots and peas
• apples and potatoes
• corn and soybeans

Which Midwestern state is famous for its milk, cheese, butter, and other dairy products?

• Michigan
• Wisconsin
• Nebraska
• Missouri

Which river is the greatest river in the Midwest, begins in the lakes of Minnesota, and travels 2,340 miles before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico?

• the Missouri River
• the Ohio River
• the St. Lawrence River
• the Mississippi River

Which is an area of rough land in western South Dakota with light vegetation and few trees?

• the Great Plains
• the Badlands
• the Central Plains
• the Rocky Mountains