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Midwest United States Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a state of the Midwest?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Georgia

c)

Alaska

d)

Utah

2.

What is the most common crop of the Corn Belt region of the Midwest?

a)

corn

b)

soybeans

c)

oats

d)

potatoes

3.

Which of the following is one of the Lake States?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

South Dakota

c)

Nebraska

d)

Kansas

4.

Which city is in Wisconsin?

a)

Minneapolis

b)

Detroit

c)

Cleveland

d)

Milwaukee

5.

What is the name of the climate of the Midwest?

a)

humid subtropical

b)

humid continental

c)

steppe

d)

highland

6.

Which of the following is not one of the Plains States?

a)

Indiana

b)

North Dakota

c)

Nebraska

d)

Kansas

7.

What is the most common crop of the Plains States?

a)

corn

b)

oats

c)

barley

d)

wheat

8.

Which state is known as The Badger State?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Nebraska

c)

Indiana

d)

Wisconsin

9.

Which of the following states produces the most dairy products?

a)

Michigan

b)

Kansas

c)

Missouri

d)

North Dakota

10.

Which Midwest state is separated into an Upper and Lower Peninsula?

a)

Indiana

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Ohio

d)

Michigan

11.

The Badlands and Black Hills are part of which Midwest state?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Nebraska

d)

Kansas

12.

Steel is produced with coal and:

a)

granite

b)

iron

c)

aluminum

d)

copper

13.

Which city is the largest of the Midwest?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

St. Louis

d)

Los Angeles

14.

Which crop grows best in areas that receive more moisture?

a)

soybeans

b)

wheat

c)

oats

d)

barley

15.

In which state is the largest city of the Midwest?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Ohio

c)

Missouri

d)

Illinois

16.

In which city will you find the Gateway Arch?

a)

St. Louis

b)

Chicago

c)

Kansas City

d)

Omaha

17.

Which Midwest state is known as The Cornhusker State?

a)

Missouri

b)

Nebraska

c)

Illinois

d)

Iowa

18.

More of these occur in the Midwest than any other region:

a)

earthquakes

b)

tornadoes

c)

bear attacks

d)

tsunamis

19.

Which is not true of the Midwest?

a)

People are highly educated.

b)

People are generally more healthy.

c)

It's the most populated region of the US.

d)

It's the least ethnically diverse region.

20.

Fargo is the largest city of which Midwest state?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Minnesota

d)

Michigan

21.

Which of the following is one of the Midwest's largest cities?

a)

Detroit

b)

Miami

c)

San Diego

d)

Nashville

22.

Which state is this?

a)

Iowa

b)

Minnesota

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Missouri

23.

Most corn in the US is used for:

a)

tortillas

b)

ethanol

c)

popcorn

d)

animal food

24.

What is the only Midwest state that produces oil?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Nebraska

d)

Iowa

25.

Which state is this?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Iowa

c)

Missouri

d)

Wisconsin

26.

Why was the Midwest largely settled by groups of Europeans like Germans, Scandinavians, and Russians?

a)

The natives spoke their languages already.

b)

The Midwest was similar to where they came from.

c)

It was closest to Europe.

d)

The climate was warmer in the Midwest.

27.

In terms of ethnic diversity:

a)

The Midwest is more diverse than other parts of the United States.

b)

The Midwest is the most diverse region of the United States.

c)

The Midwest is the least diverse region of the United States.

28.

Match the following crop to its picture.

a)
1.

corn

b)
2.

oats

c)
3.

sunflowers

d)
4.

cranberries

e)
5.

wheat

29.

If it rained more on the prairie, it would become a ​ ​ (a)   . If it rained less, it would eventually become a ​ ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
forest
desert
steppe
mountain
city
plateau
30.

Which state produces the most of these?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Illinois

c)

Nebraska

d)

Iowa

31.

Match the following.

a)
1.

Illinois

b)
2.

Kansas

c)
3.

Wisconsin

d)
4.

Indiana

e)
5.

Missouri

32.

What is the difference between dairy cattle and beef cattle?

a)

Beef cattle are smaller than dairy cattle.

b)

Beef cattle have more spots.

c)

Beef cattle are raised to produce meat; dairy cattle to produce milk.

d)

Beef cattle produce more milk.