Slide 1

The Midwest

Slide 2

http://region.petjournalmidwest.com/regions.htmlhttp://region.petjournalmidwest.com/regions.html http://neelyville.k12.mo.us/~hes/HV4/regionwq/http://neelyville.k12.mo.us/~hes/HV4/regionwq/

Slide 3

Population 2010: 66,927,001 Change 2000-2010: 5.1% 5.1% Average Percentage of Foreign Born Persons (2005-2009)

Slide 4

Major Geographic Features Mississippi River Missouri River The Great Lakes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Riverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River http://writing.upenn.edu/projects/mississippi.phphttp://writing.upenn.edu/projects/mississippi.php

Slide 5

Racial/Ethnic Make-Up in 2010

Slide 6

Famous City: Chicago "It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them." - Mark Twain http://buasbchicagopaws.wordpress.com/http://buasbchicagopaws.wordpress.com/ http://www.iasaglobal.org/iasa/Chicago.asphttp://www.iasaglobal.org/iasa/Chicago.asp Popular attractions: Cloud gate Willis Tower

Slide 7

Mt. Rushmore http://www.cosmos.com/Product.aspx?trip=28600&source=CO_Product_Western_USA http://jojonews.com/tag/the-mall-of-america Tourist Attractions

Slide 8

Unique Midwest Neil Armstrong Republican Party http://www.aeronautix.eu/tl_files/aeronautix/stuff/frontend/blog/neil_armstrong.jpg http://www.dailypolitical.com/politics/republican-party-resurgence-begins-as-texas-legislature-starts.htm

Slide 9

Music http://www.retrorockers.net.au/page36.phphttp://www.retrorockers.net.au/page36.php http://groups.uni-paderborn.de/musik/blog/?page_id=6422http://groups.uni-paderborn.de/musik/blog/?page_id=6422 http://kasse4.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/abba-in-der-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/

Slide 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcLtviIg5w

Slide 11

Food Cinncinati Chili Reuben Sandwich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_sandwich

Slide 12

Current Event 116 killed by Missouri tornado http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT7CtF5ljxY

Slide 13

Citation 116 killed by Missouri tornado, tying it for deadliest on record. n.d. 15 September 2011. Alan Freed. n.d. 15 September 2011. Chicago Fun Facts. 2010. 12 September 2011. Cinncinati Chili. 5 September 2011. 15 September 2011. Cleveland Plus Rock History. n.d. 15 September 2011. Fact Monster. 2007. 14 September 2011. Geography of the United States. 31 August 2011. 7 September 2011. Mount Rushmore National Memorial. n.d. 14 September 2011. MtRushmore.net. n.d. 14 September 2011. Neil Armstrong. 4 September 2011. 14 September 2011. Reuben Sandwich. 14 August 2011. 15 September 2011. Students, By Students for. ThinkQuest. n.d. 14 September 2011. This Day in History. n.d. 14 September 2011. tours and attractions. n.d. 12 September 2011. United States Midwest Region. n.d. 15 September 2011. Wikipedia. Mall of America. 12 September 2011. 14 September 2011.