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Let’s go on a boat trip!. All passengers aboard!!. A Few Boat Rules. Please be respectful of your neighbor. No talking or disturbing their trip! Please sit back and relax as you learn about our new region. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Let’s go on a boat

trip!

All passengers aboard!!

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Please be respectful of your neighbor. No talking or disturbing their trip!

Please sit back and relax as you learn about our new region.

Feel free to ask questions to your ship captain, Miss Stern. She is here to help

In case of any emergencies, grab a lifejacket!

A Few Boat Rules

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Here are some clues:◦Tall cornstalks in neat rows◦A scarecrow◦Cows in a pasture◦Beaches with beautiful lakes

You’ll see all these in the…

Can you guess our destination??

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MIDWEST

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Places of Interest: St. Louis Arch

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Places of Interest: Sears Tower in Chicago

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Places of Interest: Indiana Sand Dunes

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And don’t forget Wisconsin cheese!

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Did you know the Great Lakes link the Midwest region to the Gulf of Mexico and to the Atlantic Ocean?

Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, & Lake Superior

Largest group of freshwater lakes in the world – contain about 1/5 of the world’s freshwater (water that is not salty)

Importance of the Great Lakes

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Movement of ____________ caused deep pits to form in the Earth.

As the Ice Age ended, the ____________ melted.

The melting water of the ____________ filled the pits, forming the Great Lakes.

How were the Great Lakes formed?

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Waterway: consists of rivers, lakes, and canals through which many ships travel

Canal: one kind of waterway that has been dug across land for ships to go through

Illinois Waterway: connects lake Michigan to the Mississippi River

St. Lawrence Seaway: links the Great Lakes with the St. Lawrence River

Lock: a gated part of a canal or river Barge: a flat-bottomed boat

Captain’s Vocabulary Quiz!

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St. Lawrence Seaway

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Hello, passengers. This is your captain speaking. I need your help with an important question.

Is it better to transport goods by water or by land?◦ Share some advantages and disadvantages

To Ship Over Land or Water?

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The badlands are in the Great Plains. Located in South Dakota Badlands are regions of dry hills and sharp

cliffs formed of crumbling rock. Among the most beautiful landscapes in the

United States Rivers, wind, and rain carved the landscape

we see today.

From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains…

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Badlands National Park – South Dakota

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Erosion: the wearing away of rock by water and wind◦ Erosion continually uncovers fossils in the

Badlands◦ Famous for dinosaur fossils◦ The area has one of the richest fossil beds in the

world

A prairie surrounds the Badlands. A prairie is an area where grasses grow well, but trees are rare.

◦ What animals might live here?

Captain’s Vocabulary Quiz!

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The Midwest is one of the world’s most important agricultural regions.

◦Soil is very rich and deep◦Rainfall is plentiful◦Growing season is long◦Summers are warm

Rich Farmland

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Wheat and other grains are main crops grown on the GREAT PLAINS.

Corn and soybeans are two main crops grown on the CENTRAL PLAINS.

Irrigation has made it possible for farmers on the Great Plains to grow more types of crops.

Great Plains vs. Central Plains

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We will now be docking at one of the busiest port cities on the Mississippi River.

Welcome to St. Louis, Missouri!! I hope you have some time to explore the

neat attractions in St. Louis, including the Arch.

You might even have time to take in a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game

Ship’s Arrival