social studies ch8 water and land of the midwest
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 LAKE ONTARIO, ERIE,HURON,MICHIGAN SUPERIOR | WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE GREAT LAKES? |
| FRESH WATER | THE GREAT LAKES ARE THE LARGEST GROUP OF _________LAKES IN THE WORLD |
| THEY WERE FORMED DURING THE LAST ICE AGE. THE GREAT LAKES WERE FORMED WHEN MOVEMENT CAUSED THE GLACIERS TO SHIFT AND PITS WERE FORMED. AS THE ICE MELTED IT FILLED THESE PITS WITH WATER. | WHEN WERE THE GREAT LAKES FORMED AND HOW WERE THE GREAT LAKES FORMED? |
| A SYSTEM OF RIVERS, LAKES, AND CANALS THROUGH WHICH SHIPS TRAVEL. | WHAT IS A WATERWAY? |
| LOCK/WATERWAY | A_______IS PART OF A __________WITH GATES THAT ARE USED TO RASIE OR LOWER SHIPS |
| LOCK SYSTEM | A _______HELPS SHIPS PASS THROUGH RIVERS OR CANALS THAT ARE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS |
| BARGES OR BOATS | _________OR__________TRANSPORT GOODS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND ON RIVERS THAT EVENTUALLY FLOW INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| IT GOES SLOW AND THE FOOD COULD SPOIL | WHAT IS ONE DISADVANTAGE OF SHIPPING BY WATER? |
| ILLINOIS WATERWAY/ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY | THE GREAT LAKES ARE LINKED TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH THE __________AND TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN THROUGH THE ________________________. |
| GREAT PLAINS | THE BADLANDS ARE LOCATED IN THE MIDWEST IN THE ___________ |
| THE CLIMATE BECAME COOLER AND LESS HUMID | HOW DID THE CLIMATE OF THE BADLANDS CHANGE OVER TIME? |
| WATER AND WIND | WHAT TWO ELEMENTS CAUSE EROSION? |
| THE PROCESS BREAKS DOWN ROCKS WHICH LEADS TO THE FOSSILS BEING SEEN | HOW DOES EROSION HELP UNCOVER FOSSILS IN THE BADLANDS? |
| PRAIRIE | A _____________SURROUNDS THE BADLANDS. |
| AGRICULTURE | CORN PALACE WAS BUILT TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF _______TO THE MIDWEST. |
| THE GREAT PLAINS DOES NOT GET AS MUCH RAIN AS THE CENTRAL PLAIN DOES | WHY DO FARMS ON THE GREAT PLAINS AND ON THE CENTRAL PLAINS GROW DIFFERENT TYPES OF CROPS? |
| IRRIGATION , THE WATER FROM THIS PROCESS COMES FROM RAINFALL, RIVERS OR UNDERGROUND | FARMERS ON THE GREAT PLAINS GET WATER FOR THEIR CROPS USING___________ |
| .CROPS | BECAUSE OF IRRIGATION, MANY TYPES OF __________CAN BE GROWN IN THE MIDWEST |
| AGRICULTURE REGION | RICH SOIL AND A LONG GROWING SEASON HELP MAKE THE MIDWEST AN IMPORTANT ____________ |
| CORN/SOYBEANS | _____________________________ARE TWO MAIN CROPS GROWN ON THE CENTRAL PLAINS. |
| WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS | _______________ARE MAIN CROPS GROWN ON THE GREAT PLAINS |
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