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Midwest RegionMidwest Region

Agriculture Physical Characteristics

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Question 1Question 1

Name 3 crops that are grown in the Midwest.

Corn, soybeans, wheat

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Question 2Question 2

What does crop rotation help to protect?

soil

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Question 3Question 3

What are the 3 belts of the Midwest region?

Corn, wheat, and dairy

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Question 4Question 4

How have farming tools changed from the 1800s to the 1900s to the present?

Axes and scythes (hand tools), to reapers and combines (oxen driven), to tractors.

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Question 5Question 5

Describe the change in % of people living on farms from 1800 to 1900 to the present.

90% (1800), 40% (1900), 2% (now)

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Question 6Question 6

What are flat grasslands used for farming known as?

plains

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Question 7Question 7

What are 3 physical features of the Midwest?

Plains, rolling hills, rivers, and lakes.

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Question 8Question 8

What happens when cold air from Canada meets damp air over the Great Lakes?

Lake effect snow occurs.

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Question 9Question 9

What are 3 natural resources of the Midwest?

Fertile soil, water, woods, natural gas, iron ore, coal, and prairies.

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Question Question 1010

How are the plains separated?

Great Plains to the west and Central Plains to the east.

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Question Question 1111

This group of people hunted buffalo and lived in teepees.

Plains Indians

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Question Question 1212

This group of settlers came in search of animal furs.

The French

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Question Question 1313

The Eastern Woodland Indians’ main problem was ______.

Fighting with other Indians over hunting grounds.

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Question Question 1414

This group of settlers moved west after the Lewis and Clark expedition.

European American

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Question Question 1515

What was the main difference between the Plains Indians and the Eastern Woodland Indians?

Plains were mobile society and the Eastern Woodland lived in permanent villages.

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Question Question 1616

Name 3 attractions of the Midwest.

Gateway Arch, Mt. Rushmore, Wrigley field, Crazy Horse Mem.

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Question Question 1717

What important industry of the Midwest began in Detroit?

Automobile industry

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Question Question 1818

Who started the automobile industry in Detroit? What year?

Henry Ford in 1908.

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Question Question 1919

What invention aided the automobile industry and helped with speed and lowering costs?

The assembly line

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Question Question 2020

Name 2 reasons why temperatures in the Midwest reach extreme highs and lows.

States are far inland and there are no ocean breezes.

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