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Unit 5, The Midwest
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Vocabulary
Agribusiness- large farm owned by a company
Assembly line- a line of workers and machines that are used to
make a product in steps
Descendants- a person who is related to a particular group of
people from long ago. Many Midwesterners can say that they are
descendants of Native Americans or immigrants from another
country
Fertile- soil filled with vitamins and minerals that help plants
grow
Iron- a hard metal that can be turned into steel, which is used
for making cars, tools, and strong buildings
Mass Production- the manufacturing of many products at one time
Migration- the great migration (large movement of people or
animals) is when African Americans moved to the Midwest to find
jobs and equality
Open-Pit Mining- the process of digging a pit, removing the top
layer of soil, and taking the ore beneath the surface
Ore- a rock or mineral with iron or another mineral inside
Pioneer- a settler who traveled west to the new frontier
Prairie- a plain covered by grasses
Tradition- a custom passed down, (example: the people of Holland,
Michigan, have a tradition to sweep the streets before the
festival parade
Be able to interpret a bar graph.
 Kansas City, Missouri, is best known for jazz music.
 By 1900, the Midwest was a leader in steel production.
 Some natural resources found in the Midwest that are
important to its economy are iron, copper, coal, oil, natural
gas, farm land, and wind.
 The water resources of the Midwest region are used to ship
goods across the country.
 The United States Grand Prix is held in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
 African Americans headed to the Midwest to escape
slavery. Some of these people came through the
Underground Railroad. Some African Americans moved to
the Midwest from the south to work in factories during the
great migration between 1914 and 1950.
 The area near the Great Lakes experience lake effect
weather.
 Glaciers carved holes and then filled them with water.
 The Missouri River is known as the “Big Muddy”.
 Midwestern farms are still vital to the region’s economy.
Some farms now are owned by large companies.
 Many lakes in the Midwest region were formed by glaciers.
 The Great Lakes are: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake
Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior.