The Midwest Review 4B

The Midwest is known to grow cops like wheat and corn, because of this they have what nickname?

• Farm Country
• Glaciers
• Breadbasket
• Great Lakes

The Midwest is how many states?

• 6
• 8
• 10
• 12

A prairie is an area of flat or rolling land where grasses and ________________ grow.

• corn
• wildflowers
• wheat
• glaciers

The Central Plains are in the eastern part of the Interior Plains, they are drier than the Great Plains.

• True
• False

Western parts of the Midwest are drier than eastern parts.

• True
• False

Sometimes Midwestern weather turns dangerous, tornado winds can blow faster than ________ mph.

• 200
• 250
• 300
• 350

A drought is a long time when little or no ______ falls.

• rain
• snow
• hail
• sleet

When you are trying to remember the names of the Great Lakes you can think of _________, it is the first letter of each of the Great Lakes.

• FRESH
• SMALL
• HOMES
• GREAT

Which of the Great Lakes is the largest?

• Lake Michigan
• Lake Huron
• Lake Erie
• Lake Ontairo
• Lake Superior

Two of the top oil-producing states in the U.S. are?

• Illinois and Indiana
• South Dakota and North Dakota
• Kansas and Iowa
• North Dakota and Kansas