WorksheetsMidwest
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Midwest is the land
between the mountains and the ocean
between the Rockies and the Appalacians
Between Canada and the Atlantic
between the Rockies and the Gulf of Mexico
The high, dry land of the western part of the Midwest
Great Plains
Central Plains
Prairie
Badlands
The eastern part of the Midwest
Badlands
Great Plains
Prairie
Central Plains
The Great Lakes hold _________
50% of the fresh water on Earth
1/5 of the Earth's fresh water
half of the earth's salt water
one fifth of the earth's salt water
The climate of the Midwest is
mild in the summer and cool in the winter
hot in the summer and mild in the winter
mild in the summer and cold in the winter
hot in the summer and cold in the winter
Deer, sheep, black-footed ferrets, and snakes live in the
Badlands
Prairie
Great Plains
Central Plains
The midwest produces more _________ than any other country
corn
wheat
oats
rice
The process of alternating crops is known as
crop rotation
switching
arable growth
irrigation
In Indiana ____________ is mined for construction
coal
iron ore
limestone
steel
Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota were the home of the _________
Chippewa
Fox
Iowa
Lakota
The Great Plains grows a lot of
rice and grain
corn and soybeans
wheat and oats
apples and cherries
The first group of Europeans to come to the Midwest
Hunters
French Explorers
Spanish Explorers
Missionaries
What determined how the Midwest would be divided into states?
Northwest Ordinance
Constitution
Emancipation Proclamation
Articles of Confederation
Who invented the steel plow
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
John Deere
Jacques Marquette
Louis Joliet
Which of these did du Sable's trading post NOT have
poultry house
bakery
restaurant
mill
Which Midwest city became known as the Motor City
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinatti
Detroit
In the summer there is an increased risk of this kind of weather in parts of the Midwest
hurricane
blizzard
tornado
tsunami
The Ojibwa were known to have
followed the bison
grown corn, beans, and squash
made peaceful treaties with surrounding tribes
hunted in the forest and gathered wild rice and fruit
Where might you find large deposits of iron
Minnesota
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Which animals are NOT raised for food?
cows
pigs
horses
chickens
Which Great Lake is not found in the Midwest?
Erie
Ontario
Huron
Superior
Which Midwest city did NOT start as a trading post?
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinatti
