2. GEOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH CENTRAL
REGION
Objective:
To recognize the general and specific
characteristics of a region as an instrument
to value the cultures as brothers created
by God.
Learning Objectives:
Identifies the main characteristics of the
geography and people of the region to
develop a wider sense of respect toward
the culture.
3. Biblical principle:
Philippians 3:20
New King James Version (NKJV)
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we
also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord
Jesus Christ.
6. States and Capitals:
STATE NAME STATE CAPITAL
North Dakota Bismarck
South Dakota Pierre
Iowa Des Moines
Indiana Indianapolis
Missouri Jefferson City
Michigan Lansing
Nebraska Lincoln
Wisconsin Madison
Illinois Springfield
Minnesota St. Paul
Kansas Topeka
Ohio Columbus
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
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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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35. 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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37. 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.
38. 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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42. 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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44. RELIGION
Like most of the United States, the Midwest is predominantly Christian.
Roman Catholicism is the largest religion in the Midwest, varying between 18
percent and 34 percent of the state populations.
Southern Baptists compose about 15 percent of Missouri's population and
smaller percentages in other Midwestern states.
Many Midwesterners are Protestant with rates from 48 percent in Illinois to 63
percent in Iowa.
Lutherans are prevalent in the Upper Midwest, especially in Minnesota and the
Dakotas with their large Scandinavian and German populations.
Judaism is practiced by 2.5 percent and Islam is practiced by 1 percent or less
of the population, with higher concentrations in major urban areas.
People with no religious affiliation make up 13–16 percent of the Midwest's
population. Surveys show 54 percent of Midwesterners regularly attend church
45. 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
46. 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.
49. One of the reasons Henry Ford decided to
build his factory in Detroit was because 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.
50. 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.
56. WRIGLEY FIELD
Wrigley Field is a baseball park located on the North
Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago
Cubs, one of the city's two Major League Baseball
(MLB) franchises.
57. Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British
artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of AT&T
Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of
Chicago, Illinois. Constructed between 2004 and 2006,
the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of its
shape.
CLOUD GATE
58. WILLIS TOWER
The Willis Tower, built as and
still commonly referred to as
Sears Tower, is a 108-story,
1,451-foot (442 m) skyscraper in
Chicago, Illinois, United States.
In 1973, it surpassed the World
Trade Center towers in New York
to become the tallest building in
the world, a title it held for
nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower
is the second-tallest building in
the United States and the 12th-
tallest in the world.
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60. CHICAGO WATER TOWER
The Chicago Water Tower is a
contributing property in the Old
Chicago Water Tower District
landmark district. It is located at
806 North Michigan Avenue along
the Magnificent Mile shopping
district in the Near North Side
community area of Chicago, Illinois
in a small park, the Jane M. Byrne
Plaza. The Chicago Water Tower is
the second-oldest water tower in
the United States, after the
Louisville Water Tower in Louisville,
Kentucky.
61. ADLER PLANETARIUM
The Adler Planetarium is a public
museum dedicated to the study of
astronomy and astrophysics. It is
located on the northeast tip of
Northerly Island at the shore of Lake
Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The Adler is
America's first planetarium and part of
Chicago's Museum Campus. The Adler's
mission is to inspire exploration and
understanding of the Universe.
63. FIELD MUSEUM
The Field Museum of Natural History, located
in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the largest
natural history museums in the world. The
museum maintains its status as a premier
natural history museum through the size and
quality of its educational and scientific
programs as well as due to its extensive
scientific specimen and artifact collections
MERCHANDISE MART
Commercial building located in the
near north side of chicago, illinois,
united states
65. NAVY PIER
Is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on
the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan.
It is located in the Streeterville.
Uses:
1. Firs use: commercial
pier and entertainment
2. Second use: Navy
training center
3. Third use: college
classroom
4. Fourth use: public
gathering place
5. Attractions: Pier Park
