Social Studies Study Guide
Concepts to Know
In 1910, many African
Americans began to migrate
to cities in the Midwest.
Michigan has the largest
Arab American community in
the United States.
Frank Lloyd Wright is famous
for his work in architecture.
Hub means a center of
activity.
The main way people use
barges is to transport goods
on rivers and lakes.
The most mountainous part of
the Plains states is the Ozark
Plateau.
Thomas Hart Benton is known
for painting the rural areas of
the Midwest.
Farms are larger in the Plains
states than they were 100
years ago.
Urbanization is the shift of
people to cities from rural
areas.
Food processing is an industry
that depends on the
Midwest’s farms and ranches.
Full sentence answers:
Each of these questions
needs to be answered in a
well written sentence.
Use the words from the
sentences to help begin your
answer.
How did immigrants affect
culture in the Midwest?
• Possible Answer:
The immigrants brought different
religions, languages, foods, music,
holidays, and other traditions to the
region.
Describe today’s economy in
the Great Lakes states.
• Possible Answer:
Many factories have closed down in
the region in recent years. Service
industries are now an important part
of the area’s economy. Tourism is
also growing in the region because
of sporting events and the
entertainments industry.
What are three kinds of
transportation that make
many cities in the Great
Lakes region hubs?
• Possible Answer:
Three kinds of transportation that
make the Great Lakes region hubs
are land (trucks), air(planes), and
water (boats) transportation.
How have service industries in
the Great Lakes states
changed over time?
• Possible Answer:
Banking and real estate have long
been important service industries.
Entertainment and tourism are more
recent service industries.
Essay:
• An essay must have a minimum of 2 sentences.
• The first sentence is a topic sentence
 a topic sentence does not begin with it, because,
or and
• The second sentence and any additional sentences
should give more details to help and support the topic
sentence.
• Write out a draft answer first, using your book to get
facts. Have someone sit down and review your
answer. Then write your final copy.
How has technology
changed agriculture in the
past 100 years?
• Possible Answer:
Technology used in agricultural has changed
over the past 100 years. Farmers now use
modern farm machines to harvest and grow
more crops in less time. They also use
computers to help them plan their farm work.
Technology also allows farms to be larger and
to need fewer workers.