Free Printable The Midwest

1.

What is the capital of Kansas?

a)

Montgomery

b)

Topeka

c)

Des Moines

d)

Madison

2.

What is the capital of Minnesota?

a)

Lansing

b)

Columbus

c)

St. Paul

d)

Pierre

3.

What is the capital of North Dakota?

a)

Bismark

b)

Pierre

c)

Indianapolis

d)

Lincoln

4.

What is the capital of Missouri?

a)

Springfield

b)

Lansing

c)

Madison

d)

Jefferson City

5.

What is the capital of Ohio?

a)

St. Paul

b)

Des Moines

c)

Bismark

d)

Columbus

6.

What is the capital of Nebraska?

a)

Topeka

b)

Lincoln

c)

Springfield

d)

Jefferson City

7.

What is the capital of Illinois?

a)

Springfield

b)

Indianapolis

c)

Des Moines

d)

Madison

8.

What is the capital of South Dakota?

a)

Bismark

b)

Lansing

c)

Pierre

d)

Columbus

9.

What is the capital of Michigan?

a)

St. Paul

b)

Madison

c)

Topeka

d)

Lansing

10.

What is the capital of Iowa?

a)

Des Moines

b)

Jefferson City

c)

Springfield

d)

Madison

11.

What is the capital of Indiana?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Indianapolis

c)

Sprinfield

d)

Columbus

12.

What is the capital of Wisconsin?

a)

St. Paul

b)

Madison

c)

Lansing

d)

Bismark

13.

Which state is this?

a)

Illinois

b)

Indiana

c)

Iowa

d)

Ohio

14.

Which state is this?

a)

Illinois

b)

Indiana

c)

Iowa

d)

Ohio

15.

Which state is this?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Kansas

d)

Nebraska

16.

Which state is this?

a)

Montana

b)

Michigan

c)

Minnesota

d)

Missouri

17.

Which state is this?

a)

Montana

b)

North Dakota

c)

Mississippi

d)

Minnesota

18.

Which state is this?

a)

Missouri

b)

Michigan

c)

Minnesota

d)

Maryland

19.

Which state is this?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Indiana

c)

Nebraska

d)

Ohio

20.

Which state is this?

a)

Nebraska

b)

North Dakota

c)

Iowa

d)

New Hampshire

21.

Which state is this?

a)

Illinois

b)

Indiana

c)

Iowa

d)

Ohio

22.

Which state is this?

a)

Oregon

b)

North Dakota

c)

South Dakota

d)

Iowa

23.

Which state is this?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Illinois

d)

Ohio

24.

The farmers in the Midwest have dairy farms where they keep _____ in the dairy barn.

a)

cattle

b)

horses

c)

chicken

d)

turkeys

25.

What products can we make from milk?

a)

bread and muffins

b)

cheese and yogurt

c)

pens and pencils

d)

oil and vinegar

26.

Mount Rushmore is _____ in the Midwest.

a)

a president

b)

an orchard

c)

a mountain

d)

a lake

27.

Mount Rushmore has a large carving of four famous American _______.

a)

actors

b)

actresses

c)

authors

d)

presidents

28.

The Great Plains are in the Midwest and are very ______.

a)

round

b)

square

c)

flat

29.

People live in _______ on the dairy farm in the Midwest.

a)

barns

b)

farmhouses

c)

chicken coops

d)

silos

30.

What type of precipitation falls in the summer?

a)

snow

b)

rain

c)

fog

d)

sleet

31.

Which is an important body of water in the Midwest?

a)

Nodaway River

b)

Lake Anita

c)

Lake Okoboji

d)

Missouri River

32.

Which term could be used to describe the weather in the Midwest?

a)

mild summer

b)

extreme

c)

extremely dry

d)

cold all year

33.

Which of these foods do we not get from a dairy cow?

a)

cheese

b)

meat

c)

butter

d)

milk

34.

What type of storm occurs in the winter?

a)

blizzard

b)

tornado

c)

hurricane

d)

rain

35.

During which season would we have temperatures close to freezing?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

36.

What is the Midwest's climate like during the summer?

a)

mild

b)

hot

c)

cold

d)

polar

37.

Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie are all apart of what?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake of the Ozarks

d)

Lake Ontario

38.

What is tornado alley famous for?

a)

thunderstorms

b)

tornados

c)

hail

d)

blizzards

39.

Which is not a type of weather that happens in the Midwest?

a)

blizzard

b)

thunderstorm

c)

flooding

d)

hurricane

40.

This is located in Chicago, Illinois.

a)

Mall of America

b)

Sears Tower

c)

Gateway Arch

d)

Statue of Lakota

41.

This is located in Minnesota.

a)

Gateway Arch

b)

Sears Tower

c)

Mall of America

d)

Black Hills

42.

This is located in St. Louis, Missouri to honor the pioneers who headed west to explore.

a)

Sears Tower

b)

Mall of America

c)

Golden Gate

d)

Gateway Arch

43.

Where is Mount Rushmore located?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Minnesota

d)

Kansas

44.

There are many ____ in the Midwest region.

a)

hills

b)

mountains

c)

farms

d)

oceans

45.

Corn syrup, glue, soap, paint, and food come from this belt.

a)

The Wheat Belt

b)

The Corn Belt

c)

The Dairy Belt

46.

Products such as flour, pasta, cakes, cereal, and bread come from this belt.

a)

The Corn Belt

b)

The Wheat Belt

c)

The Dairy Belt

47.

Products such as milk, butter, and cheese come from this belt.

a)

The Dairy Belt

b)

The Wheat Belt

c)

The Corn Belt

48.

Farms in the Midwest also raise: cattle, hogs, and chickens known as ____.

a)

livestock

b)

animals

c)

farmlands

d)

belts

49.

A store set up in a distant place to allow trade to take place.

a)

nomad

b)

prairie

c)

trading post

d)

interstate Highway

50.

An area where grass grows well, but trees are scarce.

a)

great plains

b)

prairie

c)

nomad

d)

hub

51.

A person who travels from place to place i order to survive

a)

nomad

b)

hub

c)

supply

d)

prairie

52.

highways that connect states

a)

interdependence

b)

prairie

c)

hub

d)

interstate highway

53.

A center of activity

a)

hub

b)

great plains

c)

prairie

d)

great plains

54.

A vast area of plains east of the Rocky Mountains

a)

Plains

b)

great plains

c)

central plains

d)

trading post

55.

Plains that include the astern Midwest

a)

great plains

b)

central plains

c)

plains

d)

prairie

56.

What is the major river that flows through the midwest?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Midwest river

57.

How are bodies of water used in the midwest?

a)

Swimming

b)

drinking water

c)

for transportation and trade

58.

a ________ is a body of water that flows into a major body of water.

a)

Stream

b)

Ocean

c)

River

d)

Swamp

59.

What is the abbreviation for North Dakota?

a)

ND

b)

NA

c)

NO

d)

NK

60.

What is the abbreviation for South Dakota?

a)

SD

b)

SO

c)

SK

d)

SA

61.

What is the abbreviation for Nebraska?

a)

NA

b)

NE

c)

NB

d)

NR

62.

What is the abbreviation for Kansas?

a)

KA

b)

KS

c)

KN

d)

Kn

63.

What is the abbreviation for Minnesota?

a)

MI

b)

MN

c)

MA

d)

MS

64.

What is the abbreviation for Iowa?

a)

IO

b)

IA

c)

IW

d)

Iw

65.

What is the abbreviation for Missouri?

a)

MO

b)

MI

c)

MU

d)

MS

66.

What is the abbreviation for Wisconsin?

a)

WN

b)

WI

c)

WS

d)

WO

67.

What is the abbreviation for Illinois?

a)

IL

b)

IN

c)

IO

d)

IS

68.

What is the abbreviation for Indiana?

a)

IN

b)

IA

c)

ID

d)

Id

69.

What is the abbreviation for Ohio?

a)

OH

b)

OI

c)

Oh

d)

Oi

70.

What is the abbreviation for Michigan?

a)

MI

b)

MC

c)

MH

d)

MN

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