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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blizzard | heavy snow and strong winds |
| hailstones | stones of ice that can ruin crops |
| tornado | a swirling funnel of wind that moves quickly |
| drought | a time with little or no rain at all |
| prairie | land covered with tall grasses and wild flowers |
| open-pit mining | when minerals are dug out of the ground by digging deeper and deeper |
| canal | a man made river for ships to travel through |
| lock | a part of a canal that is closed off by gates, allowing ships to pass into raised or lowered water levels |
| St. Lawrence Seaway | the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River - this allows ships to travel to and from the Middle West and the Atlantic Ocean |
| skyscraper | a tall building |
| assembly line | a moving belt that carries parts to workers who have a special job to do, then the next worker does their job |
| robots | machines controlled by computers |
| combine | a large machine that harvests crops |
| elevator | a huge storage bin used for crops |
| import | to bring goods in from a foreign country |
| export | to send goods to foreign countries |
| The Great Lakes | 1. Lake Huron 2. Lake Ontario 3. Lake Michigan 4. Lake Erie 5. Lake Superior |
| Geographical Features of the Midwest | 1. Central Plains 2. Great Plains 3 . lakes 4. rivers |
| Natural Resources of the Midwest | 1. soil 2. forests 3. minerals |
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