states powerpoint by region pt 1 the midwest

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The West

The Southwest The South

The MidwestThe North east

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The Midwest

The MidwestThere are 12 states in the

Midwest.

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,

South Dakota and Wisconsin

ILThis state is famous for the Willis Tower in

Chicago. I t u s e d t o b e t h e S e a r s T o w e r .

The Willis Tower is the 5th tallest building in the world.

It has 110 floors.

It is 1,450 feet or 440 meters tall.

IN• Indiana is famous for the Indy 500.

• The Indy 500 is a car race.

• This race started in 1911.

• It happens every year on May 30th.

IA

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This state has more hogs than people.

KSKansas has many

tornadoes.

Kansas is very flat.

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MIMichigan is famous for the 5 Great Lakes. Lake Huron

Lake OntarioLake Michigan

Lake Erie Lake Superior

Michigan is also famous for its sand dunes.

MN

• Minnesota is called the land of 10, 000 lakes. • Minnesota is famous for ice hockey,

cold weather and snow.

MO

• The city of St. Louis has the Gateway Arch. It is 630 feet or 192 meters tall. It opened in 1967.

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NE

• Only 2% of Nebraska is covered with trees.

• Most of Nebraska is covered with prairie

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NDThere are many strange and brightly colored rocks in North Dakota.

The place with the colored rocks is called The Badlands.

North Dakota is the fourth smallest state in population.

There are only 9.2 people per square mile.

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OHOhio is famous for the Amish people who live there.

They build their own houses.

The Amish do not use electricity

or drive cars.

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A horse and carriage

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What states are most interesting to you so far?

What states that we have studied would you like to visit?

SDS o u t h D a k o t a is famous for Mount Rushmore. M o u n t R u s h m o r e is a huge sculpture of the heads of 4 presidents. The heads were carved from a mountain.

It took 14 y e a r s to finish.

The presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, A braham L incoln and Theodore R oosevelt.

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Wisconsin is the dairy capital of the USA.

This state is famous for its cheese.

WI is called America’s Dairyland.

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