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The Midwest Today
Chapter 9
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History
4th Grade
04/05/2011

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In about the ---, many African Americans began to migrate from the South to the Cities in the Midwest.
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1910s
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So many African Americans migrated to the Midwest that the movement became known as the --- ---.
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Great Migration
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--- has the nation's largest Arab American community.
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Michigan
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Immigrants affected the --- in the Midwest by bringing different religions, language, foods, music, holiday, and other traditions to the region.
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culture
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This word means building styles.
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architecture
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--- --- --- is famous for creating the Prairie Style of architecture which brings many tourists to Chicago.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul have three of the countries busiest airports.  All those cities are air transportation

---.

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hubs
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A --- is a center of activity.
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hub
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The --- --- are among the most important waterway in North America.
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Great Lakes
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Many --- flow into and out of the Great Lakes.
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rivers
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A --- is a large boat with a flat bottom.
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barge
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--- are the main way that people carry goods on the rivers and on lakes.
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barges
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Not all of the Plains region is flat.  Forested mountains cover the --- ---, in southern Missouri.
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Ozark Plateau
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The open spaces of the Plains states have inspired many artists. 

--- ---- --- painted rural scenes in the region.  One of his mural now hangs in the Missouri State Capitaol in Jefferson City.

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Thomas Hart Benton
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How has farming changed in the Plains states since the days of the early settlers?
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Today's farmers have new technology and new crops.  Most farms int he region today are about three times larger than they were 100 years ago.
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How does technology change farms and ranches?
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Farms and ranches need fewer workers, so some people have moved to cities to work. 
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The shift of people to cities from rural areas is called ---.
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urbanization
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How do some city industies depend on the region's farms and ranches?
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Food processing factories depend on crops of corn and wheat to make flour, breads, pastas, and margarine.
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Describe today's economy in the Great Lakes states.
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Many factories have closed down in the region in recent years.  Service industries are now an important part of the area's economy.  Tourism is also growing int he region because of sporting events and the entertainment industry.
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How have service industries changed in the Midwest states over time?
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Banking and real estate have long been important, but now entertainment and tourism are equally important.
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