Good! Welcome to the Midwest! Good! Welcome to the
Midwest!
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What is a Crop duster? Special planes that are used to spray
crops with chemicals They are small in size so crop dusters can fly
close to the ground. Pilots are known a agricultural pilots
http://www.youtu be.com/watch?v= 1ekyNGnl0MA Click to ride a crop
duster!
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St. Louis, Missouri The Gateway to the west St. Louis was
originally settled by French traders St. Louis was a frontier town
or one where unsettled country begins Located at the fork of the
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers The arch was built to honor the
pioneers who first explored the west
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X07Kjfk-zQs Click here for a 3
minute Gateway arch tour
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Iowa: The Corn state Almost every inch of Iowa is covered by
farms! This is why it is sometimes called the corn state Iowa is
mostly prairie or flat rolling land Iowa is rich in fertile soil
that is able to produce crops Iowa produces huge crops of corn,
soybeans, oats, and hay Many crops are fed to livestock like
chickens, cattle, or hogs http://www.campsilos.org/index.htm Click
for more information about corn and farming from pioneers to
today
Slide 8
Americas Breadbasket The Midwest is know as Americas
breadbasket because of its massive production of grain The Midwest
is know as Americas breadbasket because of its massive production
of grain Grain is used to make other products, with the most common
being bread Grain is used to make other products, with the most
common being bread The Midwest is know as Americas breadbasket
because of its massive production of grain The Midwest is know as
Americas breadbasket because of its massive production of grain
Grain is used to make other products, with the most common being
bread Grain is used to make other products, with the most common
being bread
Slide 9
Dodge City, Kansas Kansas produces more wheat than any other
state Meatpacking is preparing meat for sale and is an important
industry in the Midwest In the 1870s cowboys would drive cattle to
Dodge City to be packed and shipped east for sale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJJ7NEjng
78http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJJ7NEjng 78 Click here for a
video about cattle farming today.
Slide 10
Home on the Range is the state song of Kansas written in 1870
The author sings of the beauty of the great plains Home on the
Range Alvin and the Chipmunks version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArgMK2kAjzw
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Home On The Range Lyrics Oh, give me a home where the buffalo
roam Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a
discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day Home, home
on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is
heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day How
often at night where the heavens are bright With the light of the
glittering stars Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed If
their glory exceeds that of ours Home, home on the range Where the
deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging
word And the skies are not cloudy all day Then give me a land where
the bright diamond sand Flows leisurely down to the stream Where
the graceful white swan goes gliding along Like a maid in a
heavenly dream Oh I would not exchange my old home on the range
Where the deer and the antelope play Where the seldom is heard a
discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day
Slide 12
Capital Cities Missouri Jefferson City Iowa - Kansas South
Dakota North Dakota
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South Dakotas Heroes Carved into Mt. Rushmore are the faces of
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and
Abraham Lincoln Each head is six stories tall Sioux Indian chief
Crazy Horse is carved into the black hills The Black Hills are
sacred to the Sioux and they fought the United States for them
Native Americans lost most of their land and were forced to live on
reservations or special areas for their use
Slide 14
Soo Locks, Michigan The Soo Locks are the two longest in the
world The locks are capable of lifting heavy ships 21 feet from
Lake Huron to Lake Superior Some of the largest ships are called
salties because they come from the Atlantic Ocean Video Video of a
salty passing through the locks
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Motor City: Detroit, Michigan Henry Ford started an automobile
factory in Detroit Ford had a problem of high costs to produce his
cars Ford cut cost by having all of his parts made at one time,
this is called mass production Ford then installed his parts on a
moving assembly line so each worker only had to do one task The
time it took to make a car dropped from 12 hours to 93 minutes
Click for Video on the Ford assembly line
Slide 16
Midwest Weather: Blizzards The Midwest frequently experiences
storms with heavy snowfall and freezing winds called blizzards
Blizzards can cause damage to property, can shut down
transportation, and be expensive to clean up
Slide 17
OHare International Airport, Chicago This airport is a
transportation hub or center for moving goods and people OHare is
one of the busiest airports in the U.S. Transportation is very
important to the economy of the Midwest and the U.S.
Slide 18
Wrigley Field: Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field is home to
Chicagos Major League Baseball team the Cubs The field is the
second oldest park in America Babe Ruth once hit a legendary home
run here
Slide 19
Wisconsin the Dairy State Wisconsin is the second largest dairy
state besides California. http://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=
TuAefr1qv C8C8 Click here to see a cow barn on a dairy farm
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The largest indoor shopping mall in the United States The mall
protects shopper from Minnesotas harsh blizzards, tornados, and
hailstorms The mall has 520 stores, 50 restaurants, 14 movie
theaters, and an amusement park Mall of America, Minnesota
Slide 21
Mall of America 86 hours is the length of time it would take to
complete your visit to the Mall if you were to spend just 10
minutes in each store! Here is a video of all the mall has to offer
in 60 seconds Mall of America Facts (By the numbers) Mall of
America Video
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