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WorksheetsMidwest region
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
What state is letter A on the map?
a)
North Dakota
b)
South Dakota
c)
Iowa
d)
Wisconsin
2.
Which of these states does NOT border a Great Lake?
a)
Illinois
b)
Michigan
c)
Nebraska
d)
Ohio
3.
In what ways do businesses in the Midwest use rivers and waterways?
a)
for transportation
b)
for making tools and planes
c)
for mining stone
d)
for banking and health services
4.
What was the conflict that happened when thousands of pioneers began coming to the Midwest to farm in the early 1800s?
a)
The pioneers realized there was not enough farmland for everyone to buy.
b)
The pioneers thought that the land would be much cheaper than it was.
c)
The pioneers discovered that much of the Midwest was not good for farming.
d)
The pioneers found Native Americans were already living on much of the land.
5.
Fill in the blank:
Soil that is __________ is full of vitamins and minerals.
Soil that is __________ is full of vitamins and minerals.
a)
fertile
b)
healthy
c)
toxic
d)
muddy
6.
Choose the best answer that identifies cash crops in the Midwest Region.
a)
wheat, corn, soybeans and dairy products
b)
oranges, apples and beef
c)
wind, coal, copper and iron ore
d)
grain, flour and butter
7.
Which state is this?
a)
Michigan
b)
Iowa
c)
Minnesota
d)
Missouri
8.
Why did Henry Ford install a moving assembly line in his car factory?
a)
to make cars safer for drivers
b)
to create a brand of luxury cars
c)
to lower the cost of making cars
d)
to build cars for farming purposes
9.
The _______ raise or lower ships between Lake Huron and Lake Superior.
a)
Gateway Arch
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Motor City
d)
Soo Locks
10.
The O'Hare International Airport in Chicago is one of the
a)
only airports in the Midwest.
b)
busiest airports in the United States.
c)
smallest airports in the United States.
d)
only international airports in the Midwest.
11.
The climate of the Midwest region...
a)
has short, mild winters and hot, sunny summers
b)
is always cold and snowy
c)
has long, harsh winters and many tornadoes in the summer
d)
is always warm and sunny
12.
Why is Chicago called a transportation hub?
a)
It manufactures many cars each year.
b)
It is a center for moving goods and people.
c)
It is a place that many people choose to live.
13.
What is Wrigley Field?
a)
the widest prairie of wheat in Iowa
b)
the smallest transportation hub in Chicago
c)
the second-oldest baseball park in America
d)
the largest indoor shopping mall in Minnesota
14.
Why is the Mall of America important for the economy of the Midwest?
a)
It provides shelter for large storms like blizzards.
b)
It builds cheap cars that all Americans can afford.
c)
It attracts millions of shoppers from all around the world.
15.
What state is this?
a)
Michigan
b)
Missouri
c)
Illinois
d)
Indiana
16.
Which two monuments are carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota?
a)
Yellowstone and the Everglades
b)
Gateway Arch and the Grand Canyon
c)
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial
d)
Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial
17.
How has raising cattle in the Midwest changed from the 1870s to now?
a)
More cowboys herd cattle now.
b)
More cattle drives take place now.
c)
Most cattle are raised on feedlots now.
d)
Fewer cattle are fattened for slaughter now.
18.
Why is Kansas a good place to grow wheat?
a)
The sky has many clouds.
b)
The climate is very humid.
c)
The land has many flat plains.
d)
The rivers make the land marshy.
19.
Which city is known as the “Gateway to the West”?
a)
Chicago, Illinois
b)
St. Louis, Missouri
c)
Dodge City, Kansas
d)
Detroit, Michigan
20.
What happened to General Custer and his men?
a)
They attacked a group of Sioux and took over their land.
b)
They attacked a group of Sioux and lost.
c)
They got to know a group of Sioux and made an agreement about the land.
21.
Cause: rich fertile soil
Effect: ?
Effect: ?
a)
mining and manufacturing are important industries
b)
farming is an important agricultural industry
c)
this region is referred to as the nation's "breadbasket"
22.
Which is NOT a state in the Midwest?
a)
Michigan
b)
Indiana
c)
North Dakota
d)
Montana
23.
Kansas was to meatpacking as Detroit was to -
a)
coal
b)
textiles
c)
pistons
d)
automobiles
24.
There are ___ states in the Midwest region.
a)
12
b)
11
c)
14
d)
2
25.
Which is something you would most likely see in the Midwest region?
a)
Palm trees
b)
Buffalo
c)
Lighthouses
d)
Volcanoes
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