MIDWEST REGION Where is the Midwest Region North

MIDWEST REGION

Where is the Midwest Region? North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin South Dakota Michigan Nebraska Ohio! Kansas Iowa Indiana Missouri Illinois

Major Features The Mississippi River!!!

Major Cities Saint Louis (St. Louis)

Chicago! �In Illinois. It’s the biggest city in the Midwest. � 2, 896, 016 people live there!

North Dakota � -The western half of the state is apart of the Great Plains � � -The southern half is apart of the Badlands -the Badlands are rocks with a lot of erosion, so there are canyons, deep sand, and few plants

Natural Resources of North Dakota �Coal �Fossil Fuels �Wind Energy

Climate �Cold winters, hot summers �About 20 inches of rain/snow a year

Topography �Very flat state �Has some large buttes �Most of the state is covered in grassland

South Dakota - The Missouri River runs through � ? the middle of the state -The Great Plains cover the west -The Badlands are in the south ? ? CLIMATE �Very cold winters, warm summers �Average of 20 inches of rain/snow a year �The average low temperature is 10 degrees �Frequent thunderstorms and tornadoes

Natural Resources �Cattle �Corn �Soybeans �Wheat Landmarks -Wind Cave National Park -Badlands National Park -Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore

Nebraska -It is on the Great Plains ? -Is hilly on the east � 30 inches of rain a year �Hot summers, cold winters �Average of 30 inches of snow per year �Tornadoes and thunderstorms are common in the summer months ?

Natural Resources �Beef �Soybeans �Corn Landmarks Chimney Rock

Kansas -The western part is a part of the ? Great Plains and is very flat �The eastern part has forests and hills ? CLIMATE -A lot of sunshine, only 16 -40 inches of rain a year; 5 -35 inches of snow -cold winters, hot summers -2 nd most tornadoes in the country!

More Kansas Landmarks -A Pony Express Station Natural Resources -Cattle -Wheat -Sheep -Soybeans -Cotton -Corn -Natural Gas

MISSOURI ? ? -The Mississippi river runs along the east side �The Ozark Mountains are in the south CLIMATE -hot and humid summers and cold winters

Missouri Continued… Landmarks -Gateway Arch in St. Louis Natural Resources -beef -soybeans -corn -eggs -coal

IOWA ? ? ? -The state has low hills -Iowa is made up of prairie and think forests CLIMATE -hot and humid summers, cold winters -Thunderstorms and tornadoes are common -a lot of snow in the winters

Natural Resources �Corn, soybeans, cattle, dairy �Wind energy Landmarks -the Amana Colony is a German colony from the 1800 s

MINNESOTA ? -Lake Superior is on the east side -Has low hills -Has many lakes (11, 842 in total) -Has pine tree forests in the north CLIMATE �Hot summers, cold winters � 19 -35 inches of rain a year

Natural Resources �Corn �Wood �Wind Power Landmarks -Mall of America!

ILLINOIS � � -Lake Michigan on the north -the middle of the state is prairie CLIMATE -humid, hot summers…. cold winters -Gets an average of 45 inches of rain a year -Gets an average of 38 inches of snow a year -Thunderstorms and tornadoes are common

Natural Resources �Timber, coal, petroleum Landmarks �Chicago is the biggest city in the Midwest -Sears Tower (the tallest building in the US)

Wisconsin Bordered by Lake Michigan and � Lake Superior �Has forests and lakes � �Hot summers, very cold winters �Snowy winters � 30 -100 inches of snow � 30 inches of rain a year

Natural Resources �Mining, wood, dairy, cheese, corn, potatoes, cherries

INDIANA � -The Ohio River is the southern � border of Indiana �The Wabash River runs through the state �The northern and central state are mostly flat farmland �The southern part of the state is hilly with forests CLIMATE -humid summers, cold winters -35 -45 inches of rain a year -Has the 6 th most tornadoes in the US

Natural Resources �Steel, petroleum, coal �Corn, soybeans, cattle, egg, dairy, tomatoes, grapes, tobacco �Levi Coffin House: part of the Underground Railroad that over 2, 000 slaves used to escape �Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Where the Indianapolis 500 is raced