Midwest Geography and History

Summarize the main idea of this passage mostly about?

• Why Henry Ford decided to become a car maker

• How Henry Ford changed the way cars are made

• Where Henry Ford built his first car factory

• How long it took Henry Ford to make a car in 1908

Where is the Gateway Arch located and who does it honor?

• South Dakota: Native Americans who lived on reservations

• St. Louis Missouri: Pioneers who were exploring the west.

• Detroit, Michigan: Henry Ford and the Model T.

Interpret what Ford was able to do by using a moving assembly line?

• Cut the time needed to make a car

• Make his cars look better

• Hire more workers to make cars

• Increase price of his cars

Landmarks: Michigan

• Mt. Rushmore

• Detroit-Motor City

• Gateway Arch

• Mall of America

An Economist is interested in the Midwest because it includes significant economic hubs. Which two places are examples of such hubs?

• Chicago and Detroit

• New York and Los Angeles

• Miami and Houston

• Seattle and San Francisco

Henry Ford was able to produce hundreds of parts at one time using______________________.

• assembly line

• mass production

• transportation hub

• model T

Chicago is a(19.) ________________________ for moving goods and people.

• C

• A

• B

• D

According to the passage, what problem did Ford face in 1908?

• A. Where to build his first automobile factory

• B. How to persuade people to buy his cars

• C. Where to find workers for his new factory

• D. How to lower cost of making his cars

What feature on this map is used to tell direction?

• compass rose

• scale

• map key

• global grid

Landmarks: St. Louis, Missouri

• Mt. Rushmore

• Detroit-Motor City

• Gateway Arch

• Mall of America