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Midwest Region

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ____ are low, fertile land covered with prairie grass.

a)

Central Plains

b)

Great Plains

2.

This music was invented in the Midwest

a)

Jazz

b)

Rock N Roll

c)

Country

d)

Electric Pop

3.

In ___ plains the soil isn't as fertile. The land is ___, drier, and rockier.

a)

Great, lower

b)

Central, higher

c)

Great, higher

d)

Central, lower

4.

Iron ore was changed into what?

a)

Bridges

b)

Boats

c)

Steel

d)

Cars

5.

___ in the Midwest is important for ___. Most major cities were formed near ___.

a)

Water, transportation, waterways

b)

Prairies, crops, cities

6.

These are farm raised livestock. (Used for meat)

Choose 3

a)

cows

b)

hogs

c)

chicken

d)

giraffe

e)

lion

7.

The __ Belt is great for milk, butter and cheese.

a)

Wheat

b)

Dairy

c)

Corn

d)

Cereal

8.

What is the name of this monument?

a)

Chicago Bean

b)

Crazy Horse Memorial

c)

Gateway Arch

d)

Washington Monument

9.

Part of the Midwest is called ___ because of its many tornadoes.

a)

Tornado Belt

b)

Tornado Alley

c)

Tornado Valley

10.

The __ belt is in the Great Plains and used in flour, pasta, cereal, cakes and bread.

a)

Cereal

b)

Wheat

c)

Corn

d)

Dairy

11.

The __ belt is in the Central Plains and used in ice cream, glue, soap, and paint.

a)

Wheat

b)

Cereal

c)

Corn

d)

Diary

12.

There are 4 activities people enjoy in the winter.

Choose 2

a)

snowmobiling, snowskiing

b)

horseback riding, baseball

c)

golf, tennis

d)

skating, ice fishing

13.

These four presidents are on Mount Rushmore.

Choose 2

a)

Thomas Jefferson, George Washington

b)

Harry Truman, Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham

Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan

14.

Summers are __with many torandoes while winters are __, __ and very __.

a)

warm, short, mild, cold

b)

hot, long, harsh, cold

c)

cold, long, harsh, warm

d)

hot, short, mild, warm

15.

The Midwest is mostly __, gently rolling land with few trees.

a)

high

b)

bumpy

c)

valleys

d)

flat

16.

These are some popular foods in the Midwest.

Choose 3

a)

brats and sausages

b)

Philly cheesesteak

c)

coney dogs

d)

Chicago style pizza

17.

What is the most important resource in the Midwest?

a)

Wheat

b)

Diary

c)

Soil

d)

Corn

18.

There are 4 activities people enjoy in the summer.

Choose 2

a)

boating, snowboarding

b)

horseback riding,

hunting

c)

fishing, waterskiing

d)

hiking, camping

19.

How many of the Great Lakes touch the Midwest region?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

20.

The ____ are west of the Central Plains.

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Wheat Belt

21.

The ___ River is the main waterway. It runs through the ___ plains.

a)

Mississippi, Great

b)

Missouri, Central

c)

Mississippi, Central

d)

Missouri, Great