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Exploring the Midwest
Chapter 8
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History
4th Grade
02/27/2011

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Term
What formed the Great Lakes?
Definition
the moving and melting of glaciers
Term
A --- is an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers.
Definition
prairie
Term
A --- is a long period of little or no rain.
Definition
drought
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When are tornadoes most likely to strike the Midwest?
Definition
in the spring and the summer
Term
On average, how many tornadoes strike the Midwest yearly?
Definition
300
Term
Much of the nation's --- --- comes fromt he Midwest.
Definition
iron ore
Term
What is "ore"?
Definition
a rock that has one or more kinds of minerals
Term
How did the Sioux Indians adapt to survive in their environment?
Definition
1. moved from place to place following the herds of buffalo. 2. using tepees to be able to move quickly and easily. 3.  using many parts of the buffalo to survive (food, clothing, tools)
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Pioneers had to be self-sufficient.  What does that mean?
Definition
They had to make everything they had. They could not rely on other people.  There were no stores nearby to buy anything.
Term

With few trees available on the prairie, pioneers

used --- to build their houses.

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sod
Term
What is "sod"?
Definition
a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses.
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During the 1700s what did settlers begin to migrate?
Definition
the Midwest rivers
Term
A --- is the movement of people from one place to another.
Definition
migration
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When did railroad companies begin building miles of train tracks across the Midwest?
Definition
mid 1800s
Term
What effect did railroads and trains have on the midwest?
Definition
The new railroad helped the region grow even more because it provided an easier way for settlers and goods to reach the Midwest.
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Why did Chicago, Illinois become one of the world's busiest railroad centers?
Definition
It connected ten major railroad lines and about 3,000 miles of tracks.
Term
--- are people who start new businesses.
Definition
Entrepreneurs
Term
Why did railroad towns attract entrepreneurs?
Definition
They opened businesses to serve the region's growing population.
Term
In the early 1900s, --- became the center of the nation's automobile industry.
Definition
Detroit
Term
In 1913, Henry Ford set up an --- --- in his Detroit automobile factory.
Definition
assembly line
Term
What is an assembly line?
Definition
An assembly line is a line of workers along which a product moves as it is put together one step at a time. 
Term
How are assembly lines part of mass production?
Definition
It is a form of mass production because it helps to make a product more quickly and cheaply. 
Term
Why did Detroit, Michigan become the center of the nation's industry?
Definition
1.  It is located on the Great Lakes which made shipping raw materials and finished automobiles easier. 2.  It had steel mills nearby to supply the steel needed to make cars.   
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