US: Plains States
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geolearning on November 18, 2010
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 North Dakota |  |
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| Nebraska |  |
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| Kansas |  |
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| Missouri |  |
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| Iowa |  |
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| Peace Garden State, Flickertail State | What are North Dakota's two state nicknames? |
| Bismarck | What is the capital of North Dakota? |
| wheat, rye, barley | What are North Dakota's key products (3)? |
| Rugby | What town in North Dakota is the geographic center of North America? |
| Mount Rushmore State, Coyote State | What are South Dakota's two state nicknames? |
| Pierre | What is the capital of South Dakota? |
| corn, wheat, oats | What are South Dakota's key products (3)? |
| Wounded Knee | What location in South Dakota marks the slaughter of two hundred Sioux Indians? |
| Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln | Name the four presidents carved into the face of Mt. Rushmore? |
| Crazy Horse | This mountain monument depicting a Lakota Sioux leader who fought against Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn is under construction in the Black Hills of South Dakota. When it is complete, it will probably be the world's largest sculpture. Who is depicted in the enormous sculpture? |
| Cornhusker State | What is Nebraska's state nickname? |
| Lincoln | What is the capital of Nebraska? |
| cattle, corn, wheat, meat-packing, alfalfa | What are Nebraska's key prodcuts (5)? |
| Union Pacific Railroad | This railroad started in Omaha, and it connected with the Central Pacific Railroad in Promentary Summit, Utah. |
| It is unicameral | What is unique about Nebraska's state legislature? |
| Sunflower State | What is Kansas' state nickname? |
| Topeka | What is the capital of Kansas? |
| cattle, wheat | What are Kansas' key products (2)? |
| Lebanon | What city in Kansas is nearest the geographic center of the lower 48 states? |
| Show Me State | What is Missouri's state nickname? |
| Jefferson City | What is the capital of Missouri? |
| soybeans, corn, lead | What are Missouri's key products (3)? |
| St. Joseph | Where in Missouri did the Pony Express begin in 1863? |
| Independence | In what Missouri city did both the Santa Fe and Oregon trails begin, thus making the state known as the "Gateway to the West"? |
| Gateway Arch | What monument located in St. Louis, Missouri, is the nation's tallest monument? |
| St. Louis | In what Missouri City will you find the Gateway Arch? |
| Branson | What Missouri city is a popular resort for country music fans? |
| Hawkeye State | What is Iowa's state nickname? |
| Des Moines | What is the capital of Iowa? |
| corn, hogs | What are Iowa's key products (2)? |
| Dubuque | In 1833 the first permanent settlement in Iowa was founded. What is it's name? |
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