The Midwest Region

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The Midwest Region
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Great Lakes
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The Great Lakes

• From largest to smallest they are
• Lake Superior--The largest freshwater lake in the
  world
• Lake Huron
• Lake Michigan
• Lake Erie
• Lake Ontario
• 18,000 years ago glaciers covered the Midwest.
• As they moved across the land they gouged
  enormous holes in the land.
• The glaciers melted and filled these giant holes
  with water.
• This is how the Great Lakes were formed.

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Rivers

• Midwest has many lakes and rivers
• Ohio River forms the boundary between the Midwest
  and Southeast
• Ohio River flows into the Mississippi River
• Missouri River is the largest tributary of the
  Mississippi River
• Tributary- a smaller river that flows into a
  bigger river
• Thousands of years ago, glaciers carved deep
  trenches in the land. When the glaciers melted
  these trenches filled with water to become
  rivers.

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Ohio River
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Missouri River
Missouri River
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The Great Plains

• Plain-A broad area of land that is gently rolling
  or almost flat
• The Midwest is the flattest region of the United
  States. It is the only one with no mountain
  ranges.
• Glaciers scrapped and squashed the land making it
  as flat as a pancake.
• The glaciers left behind good soil.
• Flat land is easier to farm
• Farming Ranching

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Great plains
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The Sand Hills, Nebraska

• Region of mixed grass prairie on sand dunes
• Large array of plant and animal life
• Home to 314 animal species-deer, coyotes red
  foxes, wild turkeys, bats and fishes
• Thousands of ponds and lakes
• Sandy soil no crops
• Cattle ranching area
• Covers 1/4 of Nebraska
• Part of the Great Plains

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Sand hills
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Sandhills
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sandhills
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Sleeping Bear DunesLake Michigan

• Enormous piles of sand and gravel left behind by
  the glaciers
• Today these sand dunes are tourist destinations
  for swimming, boating and other water activities
  on Lake Michigan
• Long ago one really big sand dune was shaped like
  a sleeping bear. Thats how the park got its name.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Sleeping bear dunes
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The Badlands

• Located in South Dakota
• Landforms are sharp and jagged
• Deep gullies, or long narrow ditches have been
  cut into the landscape
• Very dry, little plant or animal life
• Native American named it badlands because it
  was so hard to cross

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The Badlands
The Badlands
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The Badlands
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The Caves

• Wind Cave
• Over 90 miles of passage ways have been explored
  in this cave
• Temperature inside cave is around 53 degrees
• Wind can reach 70 miles per hour
• Jewel Cave
• One of the longest cave systems -over 110 miles
• Crystal jewels on the walls of the cave

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Wind cave National Park
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Wind cave
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Wind cave box work
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Onondaga Cave-lily pads
Onondaga Cave
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

• Monument is carved into the Black Hills of South
  Dakota
• Four faces are presidents George Washington,
  Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham
  Lincoln
• George Washingtons head is 60 feet high
• The monument was completed in1941. It took 14
  years to carve.

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Mount Rushmore
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Crazy Horse MemorialBlack Hills, South Dakota

• A memorial to honor the great Lakota chief, Crazy
  Horse
• It is still being carved into the side of the
  Black Hills
• When it is finished it will be the biggest statue
  in the world.
• Arm is as long as a football field
• Face is nine stories high

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Crazy Horse
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