The Geography of the Midwest Review

___________ is a rock that has one or more types of minerals usually mined in the Midwest Region.

• granite

• gold

• ore

The Midwest has very few natural resources because the land does not have good soil.

• True

• False

The Great Lakes are very important to the Midwest's Natural Resources.

• True

• False

A _______ is an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers located in the Central Lowlands.

• Valley

• Prairie

• Plain

The Interior Plains are an area of flat, fertile plains that cover the entire Midwest Region.

• True

• False

Floods are another natural disaster that can take place in the Midwest Region when there is a lot of rain during the spring and summer months.

• True

• False

A funnel shaped, spinning wind storm is a ________________.

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Tornado

A ______________ happens when there is little or no rain in a given area for a long period of time.

• Drought

• Flood

• Tornado

A tornado, like an F5, can reach maximum wind speeds up to _______mph.

• 250 mph

• 700 mph

• 300 mph

The Midwest has a relatively dry climate?

• True

• False