GCU322 Reading Quiz 10 || with Complete Solutions.
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GCU322
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GCU322
The human presence in the region dates to about 10,000 BCE. Over much of the Midwest, these prehistoric people are generally referred to as "_____ Builders." correct answers Mound
The Shawnee chief Tecumseh tried to organize a Great Lakes-to-Gulf Indian confederation to fight the United States, ...
GCU322 Reading Quiz 10 || with Complete Solutions.
The human presence in the region dates to about 10,000 BCE. Over much of the Midwest, these
prehistoric people are generally referred to as "_____ Builders." correct answers Mound
The Shawnee chief Tecumseh tried to organize a Great Lakes-to-Gulf Indian confederation to
fight the United States, but ultimately the venture ended at a battle in Ontario and Tecumseh was
subsequently killed. During which wider war did all of this happen? correct answers War of 1812
The _____ occupies the northwestern portion of the region extending from Minnesota to
Missouri. It has had more time for stream erosion to modify the surface. correct answers
Dissected Till Plain
During much of the twentieth century, the region had over half the manufacturing output of both
US and Canada; this has now dropped to only about: correct answers a quarter
In south-central _____ are the famous limestone quarries that supply a superior limestone used in
buildings throughout the East and Midwest. About three-fifths of the dimension (block)
limestone of the country comes from these quarries. correct answers Indiana
The sixth busiest airport in the world in 2019 is at: correct answers Chicago
In southwestern Wisconsin and adjacent parts of neighboring states is the Driftless Area (also
known as the Driftless Zone) which is _____ area of the Midwest. correct answers an unglaciated
In the mid-1990s, employment in US and Canadian steel mills was less than one-third what it
was three decades earlier and one-half the total of just fifteen years previously. In the US, more
than a quarter of a million steel industry jobs vanished. In Canada, the leading steel center of
_____ lost 25,000 jobs. correct answers Hamilton
No crop in twentieth- and twenty-first century North America has experienced such expanded
production as _____. US is the world's leading producer and exporter of this crop. correct
answers soybeans
Flooding is a perennial natural hazard in: correct answers spring and early summer
Major industrial cities which are also Great Lakes ports are: correct answers Cleveland, Buffalo,
and Milwaukee
The greater part of the Midwest region is, therefore, indebted in no small measure to continental
_____ for its relatively flat lands and productive soils. correct answers glaciation
The present railway network is dense, but its major flow is east-west. The principal north-south
railway traffic, however, is associated with the Mississippi Valley axis of: correct answers
Chicago-St. Louis-New Orleans
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