MIDWEST

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Corn 
• Soy Beans
• Iron
• Copper
• Forests

PHYSICAL FEATURES/LANDMARKS

• Great Lakes
• Relatively flat
• River valleys
• Crazy Horse
• Mount Rushmore

ECONOMY/JOBS

• Agriculture
• Oil mining
• Manufacturing
• Information Technology
• Automotive Industry

CITIES/PLACES TO SEE

• Twin Cities
• Chicago
• Mackinac Island
• Green Bay
• Mall of America

historical events that happened in this region

• Explored by Marquette and Jolliet
• Henry Ford introduced first car
• Battle of Little Bighorn
• Lewis and Clark expedition
• Louisiana Purchase

Other interesting facts

• Home of Abraham Lincon
• Twinkies were invented there
• Roller skates invented in Chicago
• Michigan has more lighthouses than any state
• Wisconsin Dells has nation's biggest water park