Sarah, HyeSung, Austin MIDWEST US

OVERVIEW

 The Great Plain  The Great Lakes  Mississippi River  Forests GEOGRAPHICAL

POPULATION (2010) Green- >10 million Blue- 5~10 million, Orange- 1~5 million, Pink- <Million

Pink- Above 5%, Blue- 0~5%, Black- Negative Percentage Increase of the Population

ETHNICITY MAKEUP (2010)

MAJOR CITY - CHICAGO

FOREIGN BORN PEOPLE

Foreign Born Population Comparison

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Mount Rushmore- Keystone, South Dakota Milwaukee Art Museum- Milwaukee, Wisconsin Gateway Arch- St. Louis, Missouri

MINNESOTAN ACCENT Elongated Vowels Nasal Brittle Dipthongs on some words ch?v=AWIGVqI9tW8

Minnesota is called The Land of 10,000 Lakes but actually there are around 11,842 lakes that are wider than 40,000 m². THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES

 Detroit- Mow Town and Techno  Chicago- House Music and Blues  Cleveland- Rock and roll  Ohio- Country and rock MUSIC

 Influences from Northern and Eastern Europe  Seasonal based  Large amount of farmland  Fresh foods eaten during the summer  Wisconsin, the cheese state  North Dakota mostly Norwegian, German, and Russian food  Sugar Cream Pie and frog legs are traditional dishes in Indiana FOOD

 Climate  Tornado  Overheat  Rainstorms  Late Aug ~ Sep, throughout all the Midwest region CURRENT EVENT

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