Midwest

The Midwest is the land

• between the mountains and the ocean

• between the Rockies and the Appalacians

• Between Canada and the Atlantic

• between the Rockies and the Gulf of Mexico

The high, dry land of the western part of the Midwest

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Prairie

• Badlands

The eastern part of the Midwest

• Badlands

• Great Plains

• Prairie

• Central Plains

The Great Lakes hold _________

• 50% of the fresh water on Earth

• 1/5 of the Earth's fresh water

• half of the earth's salt water

• one fifth of the earth's salt water

The climate of the Midwest is

• mild in the summer and cool in the winter

• hot in the summer and mild in the winter

• mild in the summer and cold in the winter

• hot in the summer and cold in the winter

Deer, sheep, black-footed ferrets, and snakes live in the

• Badlands

• Prairie

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

The midwest produces more _________ than any other country

• corn

• wheat

• oats

• rice

The process of alternating crops is known as

• crop rotation

• switching

• arable growth

• irrigation

In Indiana ____________ is mined for construction

• coal

• iron ore

• limestone

• steel

Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota were the home of the _________

• Chippewa

• Fox

• Iowa

• Lakota