Chapter 7: Regions - The Midwest

The eastern part of the Midwest

• Great Plains
• Central Plains
• Western Plains

The western parts of the Midwest that stretches to the Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains
• Central Plains
• Western Plains

Land that is capable of growing crops

• Hub
• Interstate highway
• Arable

The rotation between two crops, oftentimes growing corn one year and soybeans the next

• Crop rotation
• Field rotation
• Hub

The center of a transportation network

• Interstate highway
• Hub
• Great Plains

A system of wide, fast roads that connected all of the states

• Crop rotation
• Arable
• Interstate highway

The Midwest is an area between two mountain ranges. To the west are the _______________ Mountains and to the east are the _______________ Mountains.

• Sierra, Ozark
• Cascade, Allegheny
• Rocky, Appalachian

Glaciers changed the land thousands of years ago. They ___________ hills and carved out valleys.

• Raised
• Melted
• Flattened

The ________________________ River carries more water than any other river in North America.

• Missouri
• Mississippi
• Ohio

The __________________ River is one of the longest rivers in the country running 2,315 miles.

• Columbia
• Arkansas
• Missouri