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Midwest
4th Grade Midwest Region Test
Question | Answer |
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Capital of North Dakota? | Bismark |
Capital of Ohio? | Columbus |
Capital of Nebraska? | Lincoln |
Capital of Michigan? | Lansing |
Capital of Wisconsin? | Madison |
Capital of Missouri? | Jefferson City |
Capital of Indiana? | Indianapolis |
Capital of Minnesota? | St. Paul |
Capital of Illinois? | Springfield |
Capital of Kansas? | Topeka |
Capital of Iowa? | Des Moines |
Capital of South Dakota? | Pierre |
What is a flat bottom boat? | A barge |
What is irrigation? | The process of bringing water to farms to spray over fields |
What is a gated part of a river or canal? | A lock |
What is erosion? | The process by which water and wind wear away rock |
What is a system of rivers, lakes and canals through which many ships travel? | A waterway |
What are the 5 Great Lakes? | Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior |
How does the Illinois Waterway or the Illinois River affect the transportation of goods? | --Goods can shipped (moved) on barges from Chicago to the Mississippi River. --From the Mississippi River, goods can get to the Gulf of Mexico. --Goods can reach many people around the Midwest. |
What two bodies of water does the Illinois River connect? | Lake Michigan and Mississippi River |
What two bodies of water does the St. Lawrence Seaway connect? | Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes |
Where are the Badlands located? | South Dakota |
What are the Badlands? What do they look like? | They have dry hills and sharp (pointy) cliffs formed from crumbling rocks. |
What are fossils? | The remains of dead plants or animals found in the ground. For example, the bones of a T-Rex or other dinosaurs. |
What is uncovered from erosion in The Badlands? | Fossils |
What are some animals you might find in The Badlands? | --birds --snakes and reptiles --porcupines --prairie dogs |
What are prairies? What do they look like? | They have lots of grass since it grows well here, but trees are rare. |
List the state or states in the prairie. | South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota |
The Midwest is important because it is the worlds most _______________________ region. | Agricultural |
What is one reason that farms grow different crops? | Water |
What did the Midwest settlers in the early 1800's build? | Farms |
What did pioneers on the prairies make their home out of? | Sod or grass |
Who made the first steel plow in the 1850s? | John Deere |
What were two challenges Midwestern settlers faced? | --Clearing and plowing the land for crops --Transporting (moving) their products to the market |
What helped the Midwestern settlers overcome their challenge of clearing and plowing the land? | New plows because they made it much easier for them. |
What helped the Midwestern settlers overcome their challenge of transporting their products? | The railroads made it much easier and quicker for them. |
How does rainfall affect the crops grown in different areas of the United States? | --Some crops grow better in dry areas. --Some crops grow best with more water. |