The Midwest Region
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota and Wisconsin
Eric, Xavier, and Courtney
Physical Features
The Midwest has many incredible features. It has big sheets of ice called glaciers. It
has lakes like the Great Lakes. It also has prairies which are flatlands covered with
waving grass. There are many caves in this region including the Ozark Caves. There
are also tornadoes that form sometimes in summer. In the winter blizzards form.
They are very cold snow storms.
Economy
There are many jobs in the Midwest. Services are the most
common of all jobs. Manufacturing is the second most
common. Trade and agriculture has almost equal workers.
Mining has the least amount of workers because its
dangerous. There is also farming and steel mills.
People
More than 65 million people live in the Midwest. Some
of these people are Native Americans. Others are
European immigrants. They began to arrive in the
1700s. Annie Oakley was a famous person from the
Midwest. She shot a dime in midair 90 feet away! Also
in the Midwest are German Americans. Minnesota was
settled by large numbers of people from Sweden and
Norway.
Missouri
map of state
goes here
The Arch is in St Louis. You can
also go to the Missouri River.
One of the Missouri symbols is
the fiddle. Some of the famous
Missourians are Sheryl Crow, Bill
Bradley, Maya Angelou, and
Sabra Tull Meyer.
Camping Destination
We are camping in Branson KOA.
We can…
•Ride bikes.
•Hike.
•Have parties.
Cost of Trip
$199.56
The amount of
money includes 3
kids and 1 adult.
The total distance
is 280 miles. Which
is about a 4 hour
drive.
References
• http://koa.com/
• http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Search?
st1=missouri&mt=ar&ht=45,8,1,0,&off=0
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