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Midwest Region Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Midwest is made up of  _________ states.

a)

four

b)

eleven

c)

twelve

d)

fifty

2.

The country that borders this region to the north is _________.

a)

Mexico

b)

China

c)

Canada

d)

North America

3.

Farming is important in the Midwest.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Select all the reasons the explorers came to the Midwest.

a)

They were looking for titanium.

b)

They were looking for the Colorado River.

c)

They were looking for gold and other riches.

d)

Some were traders.

5.

Why was the Midwest good for trading?

a)

There were many mountains.

b)

There were many sources of water.

c)

The weather was warm all year.

d)

There were many rich people to trade with.

6.

Two major rivers located in the Midwest are _____________.  

a)

Mississippi & Ohio rivers

b)

Great Salt Lake & Mississippi River

c)

Colorado & Minnesota rivers

d)

Lake Superior & Lake Michigan

7.

Four Great Lakes border the Midwest. Which ones are they?

a)

Mississippi River, Ohio River, Lake Sakatah and Lake Tetonka

b)

Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Columbus, Lake Missouri

c)

Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior

d)

Lake Superior, Crater Lake, Lake Tahoe, and Great Salt Lake

8.

How many seasons does the Midwest have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

9.

The summers of the Midwest are __________.

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

hot and dry

d)

hot and humid

10.

Natural resources found in the Midwest include all the following except

a)

coal

b)

gold

c)

wind

d)

tin

11.

Oil and coal are examples of ___________ energy.

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

12.

Where can you find gold in the Midwest?

a)

Duluth, Minnesota

b)

Rolling hills in Ohio

c)

Cornfields in Nebraska

d)

Blackhills, South Dakota

13.

There are many forests in the Midwest that provide timber which can be made into a lot of different things. 

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In the Great Plains states, these have been set up to capture the power of the wind to create energy.

a)

Solar fields

b)

Locks & dams

c)

oil rigs

d)

Wind turbines

15.

Renewable means that -

a)

We will run out of it.

b)

We will not run out of it

c)

A large bridge

d)

Materials found in the environment not made by humans

16.

Is wind a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

17.

Is oil a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

18.

Is water a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

19.

Is solar energy a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

20.

Is steel a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

21.

Is sunlight a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

22.

1. What state is this?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Minnesota

d)

Iowa

23.

2. What state is this?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Minnesota

d)

Iowa

24.

3. What state is this?

a)

Kansas

b)

Nebraska

c)

Minnesota

d)

Iowa

25.

3. What state is this?

a)

Nebraska

b)

South Dakota

c)

Kansas

d)

Iowa

26.

4. What state is this?

a)

Nebraska

b)

South Dakota

c)

Kansas

d)

Iowa

27.

5. What state is this?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

South Dakota

c)

Minnesota

d)

Iowa

28.

6. What state is this?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

South Dakota

c)

Iowa

d)

Indiana

29.

7. What state is this?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Missouri

c)

Iowa

d)

Indiana

30.

8. What state is this?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Illinois

c)

Kansas

d)

Indiana

31.

9. What state is this?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Illinois

c)

Kansas

d)

Indiana

32.

10. What state is this?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Illinois

c)

Kansas

d)

Michigan

33.

11. What state is this?

a)

Indiana

b)

Illinois

c)

Kansas

d)

Ohio

34.

12. What state is this?

a)

Indiana

b)

Illinois

c)

Kansas

d)

Ohio

35.

What is the abbreviation for Wisconsin?

(a)  

36.

What is the abbreviation for

Minnesota?

(a)  

37.

What is the abbreviation for Michigan?

(a)  

38.

What is the abbreviation for North Dakota?

(a)  

39.

What is the abbreviation for Kansas?

(a)  

40.

What is the abbreviation for Illinois?

(a)  

41.

What is the abbreviation for Indiana?

(a)  

42.

Des Moines is the capital of _________.

a)

Iowa

b)

Illinois

c)

Indiana

d)

Kansas

43.

Pierre is the capital of _________.

a)

Iowa

b)

Indiana

c)

South Dakota

d)

Kansas

44.

Lincoln is the capital of _________.

a)

Kansas

b)

Nebraska

c)

North Dakota

d)

Kansas

45.

Indianapolis is the capital of _________.

a)

Kansas

b)

Nebraska

c)

North Dakota

d)

Indiana

46.

Springfield is the capital of _________.

a)

Kansas

b)

Michigan

c)

Illinois

d)

Indiana

47.

Lansing is the capital of _________.

a)

Kansas

b)

Michigan

c)

Illinois

d)

Indiana

48.

Madison is the capital of _________.

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Michigan

c)

Illinois

d)

Minnesota

49.

Saint Paul is the capital of _________.

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Michigan

c)

Illinois

d)

Minnesota

50.

Bismarck is the capital of _________.

a)

Wisconsin

b)

North Dakota

c)

Illinois

d)

Minnesota

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