Transcript Lindencroft Farm ~ Ben Lomond, California

By: Lauren Orheim
Location
 Landforms/resources: Mt. Rushmore
 Relative location: The upper-middle part of the
United States
 Latitude/Longitude of largest city: 41° N/87° W
 3 Top cities: Chicago, Illinois. Indianapolis,
Indiana. Columbus, Ohio.
 Why would someone want to live there: To go
sledding/skiing in the winter because of all the
snow.
Place
 Customs, religions, ethnic groups: Christianity,
Non/Religious, Hinduism, and Buddhism
 Major recourses: beef cattle, beets, wheat, dairy cows,
sorghum, corn, grain, poultry, hogs, flower seeds, hay, oats,
sheep, oil, coal, gold, copper, iron, lead, crushed stone,
natural gas , and limestone
 Climate and weather patterns: It is very cold and snowy in
the winter. It can become very warm in the summer.
 What effect does climate have on settlement patterns in the
region?: People don't tend to live as populated in the upper
parts because it can become very frigid in the winter up
there.
Human and Environmental Interactions
 Economic issues: There have been uses of coal, so it is
starting to cost the place.
 What effect does climate have on settlement patterns in the
region?: People don't tend to live as populated in the upper
parts because it can become very frigid in the winter up
there.
 How has pollution affected the lives of people in this area?:
In this area, like all other areas, pollution damages things
in many ways. One of the ways is making the drinking
water not as good. Or the lake everyone used to swim in
isn't as clean, so no one wants to swim in it anymore.
Movement
 Identify why people have chosen to live where they have in the region:
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Some people live in places in the Midwest because they want their
children to go to a certain school, or one that is really great compared to
others. Others come and live here just to be around great cities with
wonderful neighbors and activities to do when they are bored.
How are goods transported to, within and out of region: Car, truck,
plane, boat, or train.
Any interesting traditions or customs present in region: In the winter,
they have an annual Polar Bear Plunge into Lake Michigan. At Six Flags
Great America in Illinois, they have annual "days", where you do things
that normally you wouldn't such as riding one of their rides backwards.
What might happen if one or more of the major transportation
routes within the region were interrupted?: This region just uses
another type of transportation if one of them is interrupted, because
whatever they are transporting has to be transported, so they will do
anything they can to do that.
Regions
 Tourist attractions: Abraham Lincoln's
house, Big Spring, Indianapolis Motor
Speed Way, Chimney Rock, St. Louis Arch,
and the Football Hall of Fame.
 Any OTHER unique characteristics in
region: It is known for the farming.
 What economic impact does the region have
on the U.S. economy?: The unemployment
rate was 8.5 in December of 2011.
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