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What is the act of obtaining with some effort or difficulty, as in obtaining oil from the ground?
Extraction
What is a Muslim's place of worship called?
Mosque
What landform is a flat grassland in the Midwest that receives little rain and has few trees?
Prairie
What is a reserve of water deep under rich soil?
Aquifer
What is a river that flows into a larger body of water?
Tributary
What is land where farmers can grow crops called?
Arable
Which trees have leaves that fall once each year?
Deciduous
An area of land set aside by the government for wild animals and plants to live in protection is called a ______.
Wildlife preserve
The lack of oceans and hills affects the _________in the Midwest.
Weather/Climate
What are 2 reasons that the states in the Midwest are called "America's Heartland"?
They are located in the heart (or center) of the nation. They are also America's center of agriculture (farming).
The Black Hills get their name because their slopes are covered with _____.
Trees
Kansas and Nebraska lie in an area called ___________, known for severe thunderstorms.
Tornado Alley
When a severe storm comes, people can seek refuge in rooms dug into the ground called _______.
Storm Cellars
The memorial with faces of four presidents carved into the rock is called _______.
Mount Rushmore
What is the capital of South Dakota?
Pierre
What is the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
