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WorksheetsCh 7 study guide
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
How many of the Great Lakes are located in the Midwest, and what are their names?
3; Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior
5; Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Supzerior, and Lake Michigan
4; Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, and Lake Michigan
6; Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Minnesota
Which statement is true, based on the map?
All of the Great Lakes are located in the Midwest
Long ago, the Great Lakes were formed by glaciers.
The Great Lakes connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River.
The Great Lakes create some of the region's state borders.
How do the Rocky Mountains impact the climate of the Midwest?
They warm the cold air that comes down from Canada.
They speed up the movement of cold, wet air that causes blizzards.
They block moisture-filled air from reaching the Great Plains
They prevent moist air from blowing up from the Gulf of Mexico.
The Badlands is an area of ________.
mountains in central Wisconsin
rough land in western South Dakota
flat prairies in eastern North Dakota
wide-open grasslands in the Great Plains
Which best completes the graphic organizer?
A: hurricanes; B: tornadoes
A: rain and snow; B: drier air
A: drier air; B: rain and snow
A: drier air; B: rain and snow
What makes the soil of the Midwest so good for farming?
It is very dry.
It contains many nutrients.
It is extremely shallow.
It is found at the base of mountains.
Which idea is supported by this map?
Corn is not grown in the Great Plains.
The Great Plains are better for growing corn than the Central Plains.
Irrigation is needed to support the growing of corn in the Central Plains.
The Central Plains are better for growing corn than the Great Plains.
the midwest is important because it has more arable land than any other region in the country. So it produces agricultural products for export.
True
false
What is the main idea of the passage?
Farmers came to the Midwest as early as the 1770s
After the invention of the steel plow, more people came to the Midwest to start big, successful farms.
Farming has been an important part of the economy of the Midwest for hundreds of years.
In the mid-1800s, waves of European immigrants began arriving.
________ grows better in the ________ climate of the Great Plains.
Wheat; drier
Wheat; wetter
Corn; wetter
Corn; drier
How does the Midwest’s physical environment enable farmers to do their jobs?
(a)
Which best completes the graphic organizer?
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
States that grow a lot of corn tend to be states that do what else?
mine iron and coal
Raise hogs and beef cattle
fish for trout and perch
grow wheat and oats
What is the best evidence that the economy of the Midwest depends on nonagricultural resources as much as agricultural resources?
Farms in the Great Plains can get water from underground wells.
Fishing has long played a role in the economies of the Great Lakes states.
Much of the country's pork comes from states like Minnesota and Iowa.
Coal from Illinois provides power for millions of homes across the country.
What role does Minnesota play in the Midwest being a leader in manufacturing?
Steel used for making machines comes from iron mined in Minnesota.
Lumber used in building homes is cut from trees found in forests in Minnesota.
Glass used in building skyscrapers is made from limestone deposits found in Minnesota.
Heavy machinery used in construction is powered by burning coal from Minnesota.
How did Eastern Plains American Indian groups like the Omaha adapt to the geography of the Midwest?
They fished in lakes and rivers.
They roamed wherever animals went
They gathered berries and wild rice.
They farmed in river valleys.
Which best describes the importance of animal furs in the history of the Midwest?
The desire for fur and the resulting fur trade is what brought many European settlers to the region.
Machines that separated furs from animals' bodies were built in the Midwest and drove industry.
American Indian groups traded furs with each other and spread out across the region.
mmigrants arrived from northern European countries in the mid-1800s in search of animal fur to wear.
What made the Ojibwa different from other American Indian groups of the Midwest region?
American Indian groups wanted eastern settlers to come and start large farms with them.
The French advertised their trading posts and attracted new customers.
Missionaries were offering free homes to people who wanted to learn about religion.
The United States government was offering cheap land to farmers.
Which best completes the graphic organizer?
Midwestern cities shrink as people move to rural areas to start big, successful farms.
Midwestern cities shrink as immigrants arrive and push out people already living in the region.
Midwestern cities see little change as the number of new arrivals equals the number of people who move away.
Midwestern cities grow as migrants and immigrants arrive looking for jobs
How was the settlement of the Midwest affected by the invention of the steel plow?
Fewer people came to the Midwest because the steel plow caused farms to become larger and harder to manage.
More people came to the Midwest because steel plows fetched high prices at trading posts.
More people came to the Midwest because farming extensive areas of prairies became easier.
Fewer people came to the Midwest because most farmers could not afford to buy a steel plow.
Why was Detroit known as “Motor City”?
It was home to the nation's automobile industry.
It was where the Ford Motor Company shipped cars.
It was a center of all types of transportation and shipping.
It was where people loved to take road trips to from where they lived.
Founded as a trading post by Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, ___________ is the largest city in the Midwest and the third-largest city in the United States.
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Cincinnati
the importance of the fur trade to the history and development of the Midwest is that M any other settlers came to the midwest because of the fur trade. Then french fur traders explored the midwest by canoe down some waterways and explored parts of the mississippi river. Soon, the french built forts and trading posts along the waterways. Those trading posts later grew into cities.
true
false
Which city became the center of the U.S. automobile industry in the early 1900's?
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Look at the graphic organizer. Which best completes it?
was organized and populated by a single American Indian culture
was located close to the junction of the Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers
was near a waterway that connected it to the Pacific Ocean
was a place that attracted few traders and struggled to succeed
How has the building of interstate highways connected the midwest to the rest of the United States? Give at least three examples.
(a)
List three examples of tourism, art, or culture in the Midwest.
(a)
