The Land and People of the Midwest

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The Land and People of the Midwest

• ByAlex Bade

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The Land

• The Midwest is covered with plains and grasslands
  and has many important lakes and rivers.
• Part of the Midwest is in Tornado Alley.

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Weather

• Tornado-A tornado is a big swirling air mass.
  They can reach winds up to 250 m.p.h.!
• Aquifer-A huge underground collection of water.
• Prairie-Prairies are huge grasslands that cover
  most of the Midwest

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People

• Pioneers on the plains could not cut wood to
  build houses. There were hardly any trees! They
  used sod instead.
• Sod is grass that has its roots all tangled
  together.
• In 1837 John Deere invented a plow to cut through
  sod.
• There are a lot of farmers in this region.

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Resources and Industries

• The main resources are plains,trees,lakes,
  rivers,and prairies.
• Some industries are farming,fishing,we used to
  mine in the Duluth area,making dairy products,and
  cow,pig,and lamb meat.

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State Websites

• Minnesota
• Iowa
• Wisconsin
• North Dakota
• South Dakota