The document provides information about the North Central region of the United States. It describes the 12 states that make up the region - Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, and Wisconsin. It discusses the geography, including the Great Lakes of Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. It notes that over 70 million people live in the region, with more than half residing in Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. The major industries of the region are discussed, including automobile manufacturing centered in Detroit, and agriculture such as corn and livestock. Major cities like Chicago, Detroit, and St. Louis are highlighted as landmarks of the North
2. Objective
To recognize the United States division and
distribution in order to expand the geographical,
political, and historical knowledge about the world
Learning objectiveLearning objective:
Identify the states that are part of the USA North
Central Region and its main features like
geography, people and economy, to comprehend
the variety of the country.
5. STATE NAME STATE CAPITAL
Indiana Indianapolis
Illinois Springfield
Iowa Des Moines
Ohio Columbus
Michigan Lansing
Minnesota St Paul
Missouri Jefferson City
Nebraska Lincoln
North Dakota Bismarck
South Dakota Pierre
Kansas Topeka
Wisconsin Madison
STATES AND CAPITALS
6. Like the Southeast Region, the
North Central Region has 12
states. But the North Central
Region is much flatter than the
Southeast. There are a few
mountains and hills.
7. Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is the third largest Great Lake by surface area and the
sixth largest freshwater lake in the world.
Because Lake Michigan is joined to Lake Huron at the Straits of
Mackinac, they are considered one lake hydrologically.
Many rivers and streams flow into Lake Michigan, and the major
tributaries are the Fox-Wolf, the Grand and the Kalamazoo.
There is a diversion from the lake into the Mississippi River basin
through the Illinois Waterway at the Chicago River.
Lake Michigan's cul-de-sac formation means that water entering the
lake circulates slowly and remains for a long time (retention) before it
leaves the basin through the Straits of Mackinac.
8. Lake Michigan
LENGTH: 307 miles / 494 km.
BREADTH: 118 miles / 190 km.
AVERAGE DEPTH: 279 ft. / 85 m
MAXIMUM DEPTH: 925 ft. / 282 m.
VOLUME: 1,180 cubic miles / 4,920 cubic km.
WATER SURFACE AREA: 22,300 sq. miles /
57,800 sq. km.
9. LONGITUD: 307 millas / 494
kilómetros. ? ?
AMPLITUD: 118 millas / 190 km. ? ?
Profundidad media:. 279 pies / 85 m?
? PROFUNDIDAD MÁXIMA:. 925 ft / 282
m. ? ?
VOLUMEN: 1,180 millas cúbicas / 4.920
kilómetros cúbicos. ?
? SUPERFICIE DEL AGUA: 22.300
metros cuadrados millas / 57,800
kilómetros cuadrados...
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11. Lake Superior
Not only is Lake Superior the largest of the Great Lakes, it also
has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world.
It contains almost 3,000 cubic miles of water, an amount that
could fill all the other Great Lakes plus three additional Lake
Eries. With an average depth approaching 500 feet, Superior
also is the coldest and deepest (1,332 feet) of the Great Lakes.
The lake stretches approximately 350 miles from west to east,
and 160 miles north to south, with a shoreline almost 2,800
miles long. The drainage basin, totaling 49,300 square miles,
encompasses parts of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Ontario. Most of the Superior basin is sparsely populated, and
heavily forested, with little agriculture because of a cool climate
and poor soils.
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13. Lake Huron
Lake Huron is the third largest of the lakes by volume, with 850
cubic miles of water. Lake Huron is hydrologically inseparable
from Lake Michigan, joined by the wide Straits of Mackinac.
The Huron lakeshore extends 3,827 miles, and is characterized
by shallow, sandy beaches and the rocky shores of Georgian
Bay. The lake measures 206 miles across and 183 miles north
to south, with an average depth of 195 feet (approximately 750
feet, maximum). Lake Huron's drainage area, which covers
parts of Michigan and Ontario, is relatively large compared to
the other Great Lakes. It's more than twice the size of Huron's
approximately 23,000 square miles of surface water. The
Saginaw River basin is intensively farmed and contains the
Flint and Saginaw-Bay City metropolitan areas.
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15. Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes in volume (119
cubic miles) and is exposed to the greatest effects from
urbanization and agriculture. Measuring 241 miles across and
57 miles from north to south, the lake's surface is just under
10,000 square miles, with 871 miles of shoreline. The average
depth of Lake Erie is only about 62 feet (210 feet, maximum). It
therefore warms rapidly in the spring and summer, and
frequently freezes over in winter. The drainage basin covers
parts of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and
Ontario. Because of its fertile soils, the basin is intensively
farmed and is the most densely populated of the five lake
basins.
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17. Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is similar to Lake Erie in length and
breadth (193 miles by 53 miles). Yet with its greater
average depth (approximately 283 feet), Lake
Ontario holds almost four times the volume (395
cubic miles) and has a retention time of about 6
years. The drainage basin covers parts of Ontario
and New York, and a small portion of Pennsylvania.
Major urban industrial centers, such as Hamilton and
Toronto, are located on its shore. The U.S. shore is
less urbanized and is not intensively farmed.
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20. People of the North Central Region
Over 70 million people live in the 12 states of
the North Central Region. But more of than
half of these people live in just three state:
Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.
The reason of this is because the other 9 states
are where the farms are. Farms need lots of
space.
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23. Most of the people live in
Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. All
of these states are near the
Great Lakes. These cities have
many factories and businesses.
24. Chicago, Illinois, is the largest city in the
region. Almost 3 million people live
there. Chicago is the major
transportation center. It is a major port.
O`Hare Airport in Chicago is one of the
largest and busiest airports in the
world. Chicago is also a major center
for railroad transportation.
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28. More than 80.000 people live in
Duluth, Minnesota. Duluth is an
important port city. Products
like iron ore and grain are sent
from Duluth to other places in
huge ships.
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30. Economy of the North Central Region
Service businesses are very
important in the North Central
Region. Other businesses are also
important to the region. Near the
Great Lakes, people manufacture a
lot of things. On the plains, people
have farms and ranches
31. Many American cars are made near the
Great Lakes. Detroit, Michigan, is the center
of the United States automobile business. In
1903, Henry Ford began making cars in
Detroit. His “Model T” was the first
automobile that many people could buy.
The Model T was made on an assembly line.
Each worker does one job over and over
again on the cars on the assembly line.
34. One of the reasons Henry Ford decided to
build his factory in Detroit was bacause it is a
port. Detroit is on a river between Lake
Huron and Lake Erie. Ships carrying steel
and other things used to build cars arrive in
Detroit every day. Ships also travel across
the Great Lakes carrying grains such as corn
and wheat and other foods.
35. Corn is the biggest crop grown in the North
Central Region. Cron farmers of the region
grow more corn that any other farmers in the
world.
A lot of the grain grown in the region is fed to
cattle and other animals. That is because
there are many farms in the North Central
Region that just raise animals.
