Midwest Region

The land in the Midwest is mostly...

• Mountains

• Plains

• Oceans

• Plateaus

What are the Badlands?

• Land that is scary to many people.

• Lands where we send criminals.

• Land that cannot be used for farming.

• Land that is mostly deserts.

Select all the correct answers. Important water ways in the Midwest include:

• The Great Lakes

• The Mississippi River

• The Missouri River

• The Atlantic Ocean

The Soo Locks are used for which of the following purposes?

• To bring cruise ships around the Great Lakes.

• To prevent people from opening something.

• To take people on boat rides.

• To raise and lower ships that transport goods.

The Midwest climate can be severe.

• True

• False

Winters in the Midwest bring (pick 2):

• Long and harsh

• Short and mild

• Blizzards

• Tornados

Spring & Summer in the Midwest brings (pick 2):

• Droughts

• Tornados

• Hailstorms

• Hurricanes

What is a manufactured good or product?

• Trading an item for a new item.

• Something that is grown.

• An item that is man made, usually in a factory.

• Goods that only men use.

The Midwest has 3 belts that grow specific crops. Which of the following include those belts?

• Wheat Belt, Soy Belt, Orange Belt

• Cherry Belt, Corn Belt, Cow Belt

• Car Belt, Motown Belt, Shanty Town Belt

• Corn Belt, Wheat Belt, Dairy Belt

Products produced from corn, wheat, and diary include:

• Glue, soap, paint

• Pasta, bread, cake, cereal

• Milk, butter, cheese

• Hay and livestock