Transcript Midwest Region

Where are this region’s major cities, (top three by population)
Landforms and resources?
Landforms:
 Mountains, prairies, rivers (Mississippi River) and lakes(including the
Great Lakes)
 Black Hills
 Bad Lands
Resources:
 oil
 coal
 gold
 copper
 iron
 lead
Where is this region relative location to compass?
 The Midwest region is north of the southeast and
southwest regions and South of Canada.
What is the Latitude and Longitude of largest city in
region?
 41° 51' 0" N / 87° 39' 0" W of Chicago, IL
What could be some of the reasons people chose to
live in this
Region or large city?
 Because the 3 most populated states have some
major cities like Chicago, Columbus and Detroit
have many places to live, eat, work. Most people
like that type of life style, but others may not and
want to be by the nice mountain views, in South
Dakota.
Customs, religions, ethnic groups in region
Catholic. 14% of the people in Ohio, Indiana,
and Michigan, 22% in Missouri and 5% in
Minnesota
Baptists. 22-24% of people in Wisconsin and
Minnesota are
Lutherans. 1% or less of the people in the Midwest
are
Jewish and Muslim, with slightly more in the major
cities
16% of the Midwest does not have a religion.
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Identify and locate:
Major resources- oil, coal, gold, copper,
iron, lead
 Major landforms- Black Hills-A mountain
range in South Dakota and the Bad Landsregion of tiny steep hills and deep gullies
made by erosion.
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Describe climate and weather patterns.
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The temperature in the Midwest states can range
from -40 degrees F. in Dakotas & Minnesota to 120
degrees F. in Southern Missouri.
The rainfall in the Midwest can very as much as 50
in. in Northwestern Missouri to 13 in. in Western
North Dakota.
In the fall it is cool, In the Winter it is cold and there
is snow, In the Spring there is rain and the weather
is cool/warm, in the summer it is hot and sunny.
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What effect does climate have on settlement patterns
in the region
 I think it has a lot to do with the climate change,
because some people would rather live in warmer
states or regions while others don’t care. The
people that do live in the Midwest region have to
bundle up for the cold winters, unlike the western
region.
Detailed description of economic issues
 Agriculture, because many people have
farms and if some people don’t get
business then they don’t have any
money for food and supplies.
Detailed description of economic issues
How has climate affected the settlement
of the region?
 I think it has a lot to do with the climate
change, because some people would
rather live in warmer states or regions
while others don’t care. The people that
do live in the Midwest region have to
bundle up for the cold winters, unlike the
western region.
How has pollution affected the lives of the
people in the region?
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There was a bad Sewage drainage into
Lake Michigan, which caused many fish
and wild life to die and attracted a very
dreadful fish.
Identify why people have chosen to live where they
have in there region
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I think it has a lot to do with the climate change,
because some people would rather live in warmer
states or regions while others don’t care. The
people that do live in the Midwest region have to
bundle up for the cold winters, unlike the western
region Also people like living in the city vs. the
country so, it all depends where you want to live.
How are goods transported to, within
and out of region?
Goods and services are transported be
plane, truck, train, boat, car, and many more.
 Boat: If it is transported by boat people mostly
trade on the Great Lakes of the Mississippi River.
 Plane: If it is transported by plane some of the
main airports they might come into is the O’Hair
airport, Detroit airport, and the Milwaukee
airport and the Columbus airport.
 Truck or Car: Highways, I90, I94,
 Train: Capitol Limited and Cardinal/Hoosier
State
Are there any interesting traditions or
customs present in region?
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In the Midwest we call soda, soda, but in
the southeast they call it pop. Known as
the nations “bread basket” because
unlike many regions it has a lot of crops
such as wheat, oats, and corn.
What might happen if one or more of the major
transportation routes within the region were
interrupted?
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I think that if a route was interrupted it could be
bad, because if a plane trip got dialed, or if a train
broke down how would the goods, services and
many people get to where they need to go.
List and describe major tourist attractions
 St. Louis Golden Arch
 Ski in the Cascades
 Downtown Chicago
Other unique characteristics in this region?
 Neil Armstrong lived in Ohio.
 What economic impact does the region have on the
U.S. economy?
U.S. economy benefits from the rapidly expanding
ethanol industry. From the technology sector which
provides software for sophisticated plant operations, to the
manufacturing sector the Midwestern industry
expands across the continent, with these economic
impacts