WorksheetsMidwest review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is the capital of Illinois?
a)
A. Pierre
b)
B. Madison
c)
C. Springfield
d)
D. Lincoln
2.
2. What is the capital of North Dakota?
a)
A. Bismarck
b)
B. Columbus
c)
C. Springfield
d)
D. Jefferson City
3.
3. What is the capital of Minnesota?
a)
A. Columbus
b)
B. Jefferson City
c)
C. St. Paul
d)
D. Lansing
4.
4. What is the capital of South Dakota?
a)
A. Des Moines
b)
B. Jefferson City
c)
C. Columbus
d)
D. Pierre
5.
5. What is the capital of Nebraska?
a)
A. Jefferson City
b)
B. Lincoln
c)
C. Springfield
d)
D. Indianapolis
6.
6. What is the capital of Kansas?
a)
A. Indianapolis
b)
B. Columbus
c)
C. Topeka
d)
D. Madison
7.
7. What is the capital of Wisconsin?
a)
A. Des Moines
b)
B. Madison
c)
C. Bismarck
d)
D. Springfield
8.
8. What is the capital of Iowa?
a)
A. Des Moines
b)
B. Madison
c)
C. Bismarck
d)
D. Springfield
9.
9. What is the capital of Missouri?
a)
A. Madison
b)
B. Columbus
c)
C. Jefferson City
d)
D. Topeka
10.
10. What is the capital of Indiana?
a)
A. Jefferson City
b)
B. Indianapolis
c)
C. Lansing
d)
D. St. Paul
11.
11. What is the capital of Michigan?
a)
A. Lansing
b)
B. St. Paul
c)
C. Columbus
d)
D. Des Moines
12.
12. What is the capital of Ohio?
a)
A. Springfield
b)
B. Columbus
c)
C. Pierre
d)
D. Madison
13.
13. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. North Dakota
b)
B. Iowa
c)
C. Illinois
d)
D. Ohio
14.
14. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Illinois
b)
B. North Dakota
c)
C. Iowa
d)
D. Minnesota
15.
15. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Minnesota
b)
B. Iowa
c)
C. South Dakota
d)
D. Nebraska
16.
16. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. North Dakota
b)
B. Ohio
c)
C. Wisconsin
d)
D. Nebraska
17.
17. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Michigan
b)
B. Missouri
c)
C. Kansas
d)
D. Illinois
18.
18. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Minnesota
b)
B. Iowa
c)
C. Indiana
d)
D. Kansas
19.
19. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Indiana
b)
B. Iowa
c)
C. Kansas
d)
D. Michigan
20.
20. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Wisconsin
b)
B. Missouri
c)
C. Michigan
d)
D. Indiana
21.
21. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Illinois
b)
B. Iowa
c)
C. Wisconsin
d)
D. North Dakota
22.
22. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. North Dakota
b)
B. Kansas
c)
C. Nebraska
d)
D. Michigan
23.
23. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Michigan
b)
B. Wisconsin
c)
C. Indiana
d)
D. Missouri
24.
24. What is the name of the state in red?
a)
A. Ohio
b)
B. Kansas
c)
C. Wisconsin
d)
C. Illinois
25.
25. What is a prairie?
a)
A. An area of rough land in South Dakota where vegetation is light and few trees grow.
b)
B. A level or gently rolling land covered in grasses with few trees.
c)
C. A mound or ridge of rock and gravel
d)
D. A land that is almost surrounded by water.
26.
26. What is the land like in the Midwest?
a)
A. It has a lot of mountains
b)
B. It has coastal plains near the ocean
c)
C. It has the Central and Great Plains with mostly flat prairie land
d)
D. It has marshes and swamps
27.
27. Why is the Midwest known for their farming?
a)
A. flat lands, nutrient-rich soil, plenty of water, and plenty of sun
b)
B. rocky soil, hilly land, hot summers
c)
C. hilly land, near the ocean, cold winters
d)
D. lots of lakes, prairies, tornadoes
28.
28. Which of the following is NOT a river in the Midwest?
a)
A. Mississippi River
b)
B. Missouri River
c)
C. Colorado River
d)
D. Ohio River
29.
29. Which of the Great Lakes in NOT in the Midwest?
a)
A. Lake Erie
b)
B. Lake Huron
c)
C. Lake Superior
d)
D. Lake Michigan
e)
E. Lake Ontario
30.
30. Switching between two crops such as growing corn one year and soybeans the next is an example of _____.
a)
A. an aquifer
b)
B. arable land
c)
C. crop rotation
d)
D. a nomad
31.
31. A person who moves from place to place without having a permanent home is called a/an ________________.
a)
A. settler
b)
B. nomad
c)
C. inventor
d)
D. farmer
32.
32. Which of the following are major crops grown in the Midwest?
a)
A. bananas and oranges
b)
B. pineapple and cotton
c)
C. corn and wheat
d)
D. avocados and grapes
33.
33. Which of these best describes the climate of the Midwest?
a)
A. hot and dry
b)
B. wet and humid
c)
C. mild winters and cool summers
d)
D. cold winters and hot summers
34.
34. Who was Louis Jolliet?
a)
A. He established a trading post on Lake Michigan which later became Chicago.
b)
B. He was the 16th president of the United States.
c)
C. He was a French fur trader who traveled by canoe down some Midwestern waterways.
d)
D. He was a Civil Rights Leader.
35.
35. Who was Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable?
a)
A. He established a trading post on Lake Michigan which later became Chicago.
b)
B. He was the 16th President of the United States.
c)
C. He was a French fur trader who traveled by canoe down some Midwestern waterways.
d)
D. He was a Civil Rights leader.
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