Midwest Region

Which is a reason that Native Americans built the mounds found in the Midwest?

• to see far away

• to prevent the settlers from taking over their land

• burial places

• they looked cool

Why did the Midwest region offer many trading locations for the settlers?

• access to major rivers and the Great Lakes

• lots of highways

• close to airports

• trains went through the area

What is the land in the Great Plains known for?

• fishing

• shipping ports

• oil

• cattle ranching and growing winter wheat crops

In which Midwestern state would you most likely find dairy farms?

• Wisconsin

• Oklahoma

• Nebraska

• Illinois

Which is NOT an example of crops grown in the Midwest?

• corn

• fruit

• coffee

• soybeans

Why did the bison of the Midwest nearly go extinct?

• over-hunting

• global warming

• meteor

• ice age

What type of mines can be found in several Midwest states?

• copper

• coal

• diamond

• gold

What does the timber industry provide?

• clothes and shoes

• wood and paper

• milk and cheese

• sugar and honey

What was the name of the process that Henry Ford used to make automobiles faster?

• one at a time

• working backwards

• moving assembly line

• can't stop, won't stop

What are natural resources?

• resources made by humans

• resources found in the environment

• resources made by aliens

• resources left behind by ancient people