1. Sarah, HyeSung, Austin MIDWEST US

2. OVERVIEW

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

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

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

6. ETHNICITY MAKEUP (2010)

9. MAJOR CITY - CHICAGO

10. FOREIGN BORN PEOPLE

11. Foreign Born Population Comparison 2005-2009

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

13. MINNESOTAN ACCENT Elongated Vowels Nasal Brittle Dipthongs on some words http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=AWIGVqI9tW8

14. 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

15.  Detroit- Mow Town and Techno  Chicago- House Music and Blues  Cleveland- Rock and roll  Ohio- Country and rock MUSIC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbmL5GtcW-Q

16.  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

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

18.  Photos  http://greatplains.purchasingsoftware101.com/qa-over-the-great-plains-and-midwest-pacific-air-is-relatively-mild-and-dry.html  http://www.michiganslakes.com/lakemichigan.htmlMississippi-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FEMA_-_36449_- _Aerial_of_flooding_in_Missouri.jpg  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/19/midwest-flood-victims-fed_n_108176.html  http://marvel.wikia.com/Mount_Rushmore http://marvel.wikia.com/Mount_Rushmore  http://www.toursdart.com/CompletedTours.htm http://www.toursdart.com/CompletedTours.htm  http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/missouri/the-gateway-arch http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/missouri/the-gateway-arch  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Katz%27s_Deli_-_Lunch.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Katz%27s_Deli_-_Lunch.jpg  httpwww.slowtrav.comblogpalmajello.jpg  http://cdn3.staztic.com/screenshots/chicago-jazz-festival-2010-10-1.jpg http://cdn3.staztic.com/screenshots/chicago-jazz-festival-2010-10-1.jpg  http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=minihifi&logNo=120116690511&redirect=Dlog&widgetTypeCall=true  Soundwave  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWIGVqI9tW8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWIGVqI9tW8  Information  http://www.nowpublic.com/weather/freak-winter-tornadoes-strike-midwest-us-jan-2008  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,978872,00.html  http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/a-year-full-of-weather-disasters-and-an-economic-toll-to- match/?scp=1&sq=midwest%20us%20weather&st=cse http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/a-year-full-of-weather-disasters-and-an-economic-toll-to- match/?scp=1&sq=midwest%20us%20weather&st=cse  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lakes_in_Minnesota http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lakes_in_Minnesota   http://www.foodbycountry.com/Spain-to-Zimbabwe-Cumulative-Index/United-States-Midwest-Region.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States   http://www.lifeintheusa.com/food/midwest.htm   http://www.positivelycleveland.com/rock/rock-history/ CITATION

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