It's Cool to Learn About the United States: Midwest
T ABLE OF CON TEN T B CHAPTER ONE UTH Welcome to the Midwest 4 CHAPTER TWO A Fine Place to settle 15 CHAPTER THREE In America's Breadbasket 24 CHAPTER FOUR Folks Food and Fun 32 cetxce reccccccccccccccccccccc El Fast Facts UI Glossary 44 RI For More Information 47 Index About the Author 4 46 48 in
CHAPTER ONE WELCOME TO THE MIDWEST Agra 0 Mount Rushmore is a famous landmark in South Dakota Greetings from the Midwest one of the largest regions in the United States Twelve states are considered part of the Midwest They are Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North
MIDWEST Ohio South Dakota and Wisconsin The area has abun dant fertile soil and large expanses of flat land Endless fields of wheat and oats have earned the Midwest its nick name the Nation's Breadbasket From the sparkling waters of the Great Lakes to the countless acres of rippling green cornfields the Midwest is one of America's most scenic regions Four distinct seasons bring a full range of climates and conditions The Midwest gets blanketed in thick winter blizzards and is cooled by heavy summer thunderstorms Spring rains bring buds AWAYN WAWN WINNETOrom NA A III a Ms The Mackinac Bridge connects the upper and lower peninsulas of the state of