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Midwest Regions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | St. Paul |
| North Dakota | Bismarck |
| South Dakota | Pierre |
| Iowa | Des Moines |
| Michigan | Lansing |
| Illinois | Springfield |
| Ohio | Columbus |
| Nebraska | Lincoln |
| Missouri | Jefferson City |
| Wisconsin | Madison |
| Indiana | Indianapolis |
| Kansas | Topeka |
| Fertile | Filled with vitamins and minerals that plants need to grow |
| Pioneer | An early settler of the midwest |
| Prairie | A plain covered in grasses and wildflowers |
| Iron | An important natural resource that can be turned into steel |
| Open Pit Mining | A type of mining where miners dig a pit and take the top layer off to mine the ore underneath |
| Ore | A rock or mineral with iron inside |
| Name 4 of the Great Lakes | Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, and Lake Michigan |
| What lake is between Wisconsin and Michigan? | Lake Michigan |
| Which lake is near Duluth, Minnesota? | Lake Superior |
| Which lake borders Michigan's northeastern border? | Lake Huron |
| Which lake borders Ohio to the north? | Lake Erie |
| What river starts in Minnesota and goes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico? | Mississippi River |
| Which river borders Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois' southern border? | Ohio River |
| Which river flows into the Mississippi River from the west? | Missouri River |