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WorksheetsThe Midwest
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
The Midwest is often called the heartland because it is the _____ center of our nation.
technological
agricultural
finacial
industrial
On a (a) - crop farm, several different kinds of crops are grown.
Which type of farms prospered in the 1960s and 1970s
government
cash-crop
family
corporate
In the early 1980s, there was a country wide (a) , or a downturn in business activity and economic prosperity.
After the recession in 1980, more than ____ American farmers have left the land.
1/2
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
When agricultural companies combine several small family farms into one large farm, it is call a (a) farm
Corporate farmers rely on _____ and _____ to do much of the work.
workers
machines
communities
computers
Many Midwestern cities began as centers of ______ and _____.
manufacuring
processing
transportation
Which is the biggest city in the heartland?
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Chicago is the (a) of major transportation routes including highways, railroads, airlines, and shipping routes.
Which Midwest city is know as the Motor City?
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Minneapolis
Which Midwest city was the starting point for pioneers heading west?
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
