MIDWEST REGION

Where is the Midwest Region?

Ohio!

Michigan

Indiana

IllinoisMissouri

WisconsinMinnesota

Iowa

North Dakota

South Dakota

Nebraska

Kansas

Major Features

The Mississip

pi River!!!

Major CitiesSaint Louis (St. Louis)

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

Chicago!

-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

North Dakota

CoalFossil FuelsWind Energy

Natural Resources of North Dakota

Cold winters, hot summersAbout 20 inches of rain/snow a year

Climate

Very flat stateHas some large buttesMost of the state is covered in grassland

Topography

-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 summersAverage of 20 inches of rain/snow a yearThe average low temperature is 10 degreesFrequent thunderstorms and tornadoes

South Dakota

CattleCornSoybeansWheat

Landmarks

-Wind Cave National Park-Badlands National Park-Mount Rushmore

Natural Resources

Mount Rushmore

-It is on the Great Plains -Is hilly on the east

30 inches of rain a yearHot summers, cold wintersAverage of 30 inches of snow per yearTornadoes and thunderstorms are common in the summer months

Nebraska

BeefSoybeansCorn

LandmarksChimney Rock

Natural Resources

-The western part is a part of the

Great Plains and is very flatThe eastern part has forests and hills

CLIMATE-A lot of sunshine, only 16-40 inchesof rain a year; 5-35 inches of snow-cold winters, hot summers-2nd most tornadoes in the country!

Kansas

More KansasLandmarks

-A Pony Express Station

Natural Resources-Cattle-Wheat-Sheep-Soybeans-Cotton-Corn-Natural Gas

MISSOURI

-The Mississippi river runs along the

east sideThe 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

-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

IOWA

Natural ResourcesCorn, soybeans, cattle, dairyWind energy

Landmarks-the Amana Colony is a German colony from

the 1800s

-Lake Superior is on the east side

-Has low hills-Has many lakes (11,842 in total)-Has pine tree forests in the north

CLIMATEHot summers, cold winters19-35 inches of rain a year

MINNESOTA

CornWoodWind Power

Landmarks-Mall of America!

Natural Resources

-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

ILLINOIS

Timber, coal, petroleum

LandmarksChicago is the biggest city in the Midwest-Sears Tower (the tallest building in the US)

Natural Resources

Bordered by Lake Michigan and

Lake SuperiorHas forests and lakes

Hot summers, very cold wintersSnowy winters30-100 inches of snow30 inches of rain a year

Wisconsin

Mining, wood, dairy, cheese, corn, potatoes, cherries

Natural Resources

-The Ohio River is the southern border of IndianaThe Wabash River runs through the stateThe northern and central state are mostly flat farmlandThe southern part of the state is hilly with forests

CLIMATE-humid summers, cold winters-35-45 inches of rain a year-Has the 6th most tornadoes in the US

INDIANA

Steel, petroleum, coalCorn, 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

Natural Resources