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The Midwest

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lakes were formed by ______ flattening hills & valleys.

a)

Lakes

b)

Plains

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Glaciers

2.

When early settlers saw the central plains they described as a...

a)

Big mess

b)

Sea of grass

c)

Blue ocean

d)

Prairie covered with flowers

3.

Where does the Midwest's hot air come from?

a)

China

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

England

4.

What is a tornado?

a)

Funnel Shaped Spinning Windstorm

b)

Triangular Shaped Rotating Cyclone

c)

Large gust of wind

d)

A dust cloud

5.

What do droughts cause?

a)

Starvation

b)

Dry soil

c)

Destroyed crops/farms

d)

Mice

6.

The Central Plains is also known as the ______ because of its importance of _______.

a)

America's Bread Basket, Wheat

b)

Wheat, America's Bread Basket

c)

Corn Belt, Corn

d)

Corn, Corn Belt

7.

What is an Example of a water resource?

a)

Rivers

b)

Baths

c)

Lakes

d)

Fish

8.

What bodies of water were the boundaries of the northwestern territory?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Illinois River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Lake

9.

Settlers hunted Deer & ________ In the forest for survival.

a)

Chicken

b)

Allagators

c)

Rabbits

d)

Cows

10.

Because settlers took land from the Native Americans...

a)

Fights between the native Americans & British Broke out

b)

Fights between the Native Americans and Settlers broke out

c)

The settlers surrendered

d)

Native Americans took their land back

11.

Why are fires important to the grasslands of the Midwest?

a)

Because it kills the animals so the community does not grow

b)

Because it allows old plants to die and new ones to grow

c)

Because the animals are old

12.

What are the lake states?

a)

Canada, Mexico, America

b)

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska

c)

Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan

d)

Ohio, Illinois, & Kansas