Social Studies Chapter 9: The Midwest Today

African Americans created “Motown sound” in which city?

• Chicago

• Indianapolis

• Detroit

• Milwaukee

A ________ is a center of activity.

• core

• border

• hub

• boundary

The Great Lakes’ central location makes it an ideal place for ____________.

• connecting different parts of the United States and Canada for transportation.

• taking beach vacations.

• meeting political figures.

• starting your own restaurant.

In about 1910, so many African Americans began to migrate from the South to cities in the North for work that the movement became known as the __________.

• Great Move

• Great Migration

• Great Movement

• Mighty Movement

More recently, immigrants have come to the Great Lakes states from __________.

• England

• Japan

• Australia

• Latin America, mostly Mexico.

In the late 1800s, most immigrants came from _________.

• Ireland

• Poland

• Italy

• Greece

• all of the above

Which celebrity’s company in Chicago makes popular television programs, movies, and magazines?

• Oprah Winfrey

• Joe Jonas

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• Willa Cather

All of the Plains region is flat.

• True

• False

Mount Rushmore is located in North Dakota

• True

• False

Farmers use computers to help them with their farming

• True

• False