Illinois is located in the northwestern United States with surrounding states including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky. It has notable landmarks like the United Center and Lake Michigan, and traditions such as the annual Taste of Chicago festival. Illinois has a humid continental climate with hot summers averaging 86 degrees and cold winters averaging 20 degrees. Major modes of transportation include O'Hare Airport which sees 70 million passengers annually and exports of coal, construction equipment, and farm machinery where Illinois is top producer of corn, soybeans, and hogs. Residents have adapted to freezing winters by wearing warm coats and modified their environment through constructions like the Willis Tower, while depending on Lake Michigan for water.
3. Location
Relative: Illinois' surrounding states are
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
Indiana, and Kentucky.
Absolute: Illinois longitude and latitude are
40 degrees north and 70 degrees west.
4. Place
Landmark: The United Center
Landform: Lake Michigan
Tradition: The Taste of Chicago is a Chicago
tradition.
Climate: The Summers average temperature is 86
degrees. In the winter the average temperature is
20 degrees.
5. Movement
Transportation: About 70 million people fly
out of O'Hare Airport each year.
Exports: Coal, construction equipment, and
farm machinery.
Agriculture: Illinois ranks first in corn,
soybeans, and hogs.
6. Human Environment
Interaction
Adapt: In Illinois freezing cold winters they
wear very warm winter jackets.
Modify: They made the largest tower in
America, the Willis Tower.
Depend: They depend on Lake Michigan
for water.