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Geography of the Midwest

Quiz by Cindy Jergens

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    A _____________ is an area of flat rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers.
    plains
    prairie
    drought
    tornado
    30s
  • Q2
    The eastern part of the Interior Plains is known as the _______________________.
    Great Plains
    Central Plains
    Midwestern Plains
    Illinois Plains
    30s
  • Q3
    The Midwest's climate gets ______________as you move from east to west.
    smoother
    drier
    cleaner
    wetter
    30s
  • Q4
    The lake effect can cause heavy _____________________in areas near the Great Lakes.
    dust storms
    wildflowers
    snowfalls
    hailstorms
    30s
  • Q5
    South Dakota's Black Hills are covered with _____________________.
    forests
    snow
    grasses
    flowers
    30s
  • Q6
    The southern Great Plains became known as the Dust Bowl after a ______________in the 1930s.
    rain storm
    tornado
    drought
    flood
    30s
  • Q7
    The main crop on the Great Plains is ____________________.
    corn
    wheat
    cattle
    soybeans
    30s
  • Q8
    Rock that contains minerals is called _____________________.
    iron
    gold
    ore
    granite
    30s
  • Q9
    The Great Lakes contain nearly ________________________ of the world's fresh surface water.
    one-fifth
    one-sixth
    one-tenth
    one-fourth
    30s
  • Q10
    The Central Plains are known as _______________________________.
    the Corn Belt
    the Cheese capitol
    the forest region
    a sunny place
    30s

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