Physical Features | Weather of Midwest | People of the Midwest | Waterways and Industries | Immigration |
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What are mounds
Name something many Native Americans built in the Midwest
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What are violent thunderstorms
Clashing of temperatures over plains causes what kind of weather?
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Who is Tecumseh
What Shawnee man strongly opposed taking of Native Amercan lands
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What is St. Lawrence Seaway
The waterway that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
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What is did not speak English
What big problem did immigrants face coming to the United States
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What are Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior
Name the five Great Lakes
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What are tornadoes
Wind speeds can reach over 200 miles per hour
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Who are Lewis and Clark
This pair of explorers were trying to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
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What are canals
These were built for faster, more direct ways to ship goods
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What are auto and steel industries
Many immigrants found jobs where once in the U.S.
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What are Great Plains, Central Plains
The two main landforms of the Midwest
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What is lake-effect snow
Snowstorms caused by different temperatures of air over the land and water
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What is an interpreter and guide for the group
How did Sacagawea help the Corps of discovery
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What is steel industry
This industry grew as a result of the Great Chicago Fire
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What is German
What type of foods/cultural influence do we see in the Milwaukee, WI area
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prairies do not have many trees which meant no trees for log homes
Why did many settlers have to build sod homes
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What is watching clouds and wind
How people used to predict weather
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Who is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Whose trading post eventually became the city of Chicago
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What are assembly lines
What started being used that made allowed automobiles to be built more quickly than before
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What is Scandinavian
Minnesota had traditions of this nationality and many buildings built in this style
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What is reclaiming or practicing reclamation
How are lands that are strip mined made useful today
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What is predict the strength of storms, heatwaves, areas that will be affected
How can computers help people prepare for severe weather (name one way)
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Who are Marquette and Jolliet
This pair of explorers were exploring to see if the French could set up a fur trade
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What is the Motor City
What nickname did Detroit get due to growth in the auto industry
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What is Hull-House
What did Jane Addams create to help immigrants succeed
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