1. The Midwest Region

2. Do you recognize….

3. Mount Rushmore

4. The Great Lakes

5. Sears Tower

6. Paul Bunyan and Babe, his blue ox Bemidji, Minnesota

7. Minnesota  Looks like a K

8. North Dakota, South Dakota Nebraska, Kansas

9. Iowa  Looks like an I

10. Missouri Missouri’s in the middle

11. Wisconsin Wisconsin. Swiss-consin Think CHEESE

12. Michigan Looks like a mitten

13. Ohio O- HI- O !!!!

14. Illinois Illinois is quite a bit bigger than…

15. Indiana

16. Some interesting places and spaces to see in the MW…

17. 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  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

18. Ohio River

19. Missouri River

20. 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.  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.

21. The Great Lakes

22. H. O. M. E. S.  Remember HOMES to name the Great Lakes  H Huron  O Ontario  M Michigan  E Erie  S Superior  Remember HOMES to name the Great Lakes  H Huron  O Ontario  M Michigan  E Erie  S Superior

23. 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  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

24. Great plains

25. 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  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

26. Sand hills

28. sandhills

29. Sleeping Bear Dunes Lake 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. That’s how the park got its name.  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. That’s how the park got its name.

30. Sleeping Bear Dunes

32. Sleeping bear dunes

33. 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  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

34. The Badlands http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=NRos7lWhqeM&list=PL273D6 EBDECF92BA6http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=NRos7lWhqeM&list=PL273D6 EBDECF92BA6 2min 7 sec

35. The Badlands

36. 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  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

37. Wind cave National Park

38. Wind cave

39. Wind cave box work

42. Onondaga Cave-lily pads Onondaga Cave

43. Crazy Horse Memorial Black 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  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

44. Crazy Horse