1. The Midwest

2. http://region.petjournalmidwest.com/regions.htmlhttp://region.petjournalmidwest.com/regions.html http://neelyville.k12.mo.us/~hes/HV4/regionwq/http://neelyville.k12.mo.us/~hes/HV4/regionwq/

3. Population  2010: 66,927,001  Change 2000-2010: 5.1%  5.1% Average Percentage of Foreign Born Persons (2005-2009)

4. Major Geographic Features  Mississippi River  Missouri River  The Great Lakes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Riverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River http://writing.upenn.edu/projects/mississippi.phphttp://writing.upenn.edu/projects/mississippi.php

5. Racial/Ethnic Make-Up in 2010

6. Famous City: Chicago "It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them." - Mark Twain http://buasbchicagopaws.wordpress.com/http://buasbchicagopaws.wordpress.com/ http://www.iasaglobal.org/iasa/Chicago.asphttp://www.iasaglobal.org/iasa/Chicago.asp Popular attractions: Cloud gate Willis Tower

7.  Mt. Rushmore http://www.cosmos.com/Product.aspx?trip=28600&source=CO_Product_Western_USA http://jojonews.com/tag/the-mall-of-america Tourist Attractions

8. Unique Midwest  Neil Armstrong  Republican Party http://www.aeronautix.eu/tl_files/aeronautix/stuff/frontend/blog/neil_armstrong.jpg http://www.dailypolitical.com/politics/republican-party-resurgence-begins-as-texas-legislature-starts.htm

9. Music http://www.retrorockers.net.au/page36.phphttp://www.retrorockers.net.au/page36.php http://groups.uni-paderborn.de/musik/blog/?page_id=6422http://groups.uni-paderborn.de/musik/blog/?page_id=6422 http://kasse4.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/abba-in-der-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcLtviIg5w

11. Food  Cinncinati Chili  Reuben Sandwich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_sandwich

12. Current Event 116 killed by Missouri tornado http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT7CtF5ljxY

13. Citation  116 killed by Missouri tornado, tying it for deadliest on record. n.d. 15 September 2011.  Alan Freed. n.d. 15 September 2011.  Chicago Fun Facts. 2010. 12 September 2011.  Cinncinati Chili. 5 September 2011. 15 September 2011.  Cleveland Plus Rock History. n.d. 15 September 2011.  Fact Monster. 2007. 14 September 2011.  Geography of the United States. 31 August 2011. 7 September 2011.  Mount Rushmore National Memorial. n.d. 14 September 2011.  MtRushmore.net. n.d. 14 September 2011.  Neil Armstrong. 4 September 2011. 14 September 2011.  Reuben Sandwich. 14 August 2011. 15 September 2011.  Students, By Students for. ThinkQuest. n.d. 14 September 2011.  This Day in History. n.d. 14 September 2011.  tours and attractions. n.d. 12 September 2011.  United States Midwest Region. n.d. 15 September 2011.  Wikipedia. Mall of America. 12 September 2011. 14 September 2011. 