| Climate: | The Midwest is hot and warm in the summer and cold in the winter. It is mostly a wet climate in the eastern part and a drier climate in the western part. |
| History: | Abraham Lincoln lived in Indiana and considered Illinois his home. He is buried there. Another history fact is that Henry Ford made the first automobile in a factory in Detroit. It was called the Model T. |
| Population: | The population of the Midwest is 58 million. Most of the people in the Midwest live in Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio. |
| Landforms: | The Midwest has all three landforms: plains, plateus, and highlands. The majority of the land in the Midwest is plains. In the Central Plains, farmers raise mostly cattle. In the Great Plains, farmers grow mostly crops like corn. More corn is grown in the Midwest than anywhere else in the world. Major cities in the Midwest are Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan, and St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Business: | There are two important natural resources in the Midwest. One is the Great Lakes and the other is fertile soil. Goods in the Midwest include vehicles, corn, and milk. Many people work in service, manufacturing, and farming jobs. |
| Prairie |
A prairie is a large, flat, grassy piece of land. |
| Central Plains |
The area of the Midwest where farmers raise cattle more than crops. |
| Great Plains |
The area of the Midwest where farmers grow crops, more than cattle. |
| Chicago, Illinois |
A large city in the Midwest, located on a Great Lake port (Lake Michigan). |
| Detroit, Michigan |
A large city in the Midwest, located on a port. Detroit is where the first automobile factory was founded by Henry Ford. |
| Vehicles |
A good of the Midwest. |
| Corn |
A good of the Midwest. |
| Milk |
A good of the Midwest. |
| Great Lakes and Fertile Soil |
The most important resources of the Midwest. |
