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Midwest Region

• Ohio• Indiana• Illinois• Michigan• Wisconsin• Minnesota• Iowa• Missouri

• Kansas• Nebraska• South Dakota• North Dakota

Shade & Label the Midwest Region

Midwest Region

Rocky Mountain Region

• Colorado

• Utah

• Nevada

• Montana

• Wyoming

• Idaho

Shade & Label the Rocky Mountain Region

Rocky Mountain Region

Western Cities

• Denver, CO

• Salt Lake City, UT

Label Western Cities

Salt Lake CityDenver

What was weather like in the Great Plains?

Physical Features/Climate of the Great Plains

• Flatlands that rise gradually from east to west

• Land eroded by wind and water

• Low rainfall

• Frequent dust storms

Because of new technologies, people saw the Great

Plains not as a “treeless wasteland” but as a vast area to

be settled.

Hardships faced by settlers

• Hot, dry climate (little rain)

• Windy

• Frequent dust storms

• Limited transportation

• Many acres hard to keep secure

• Lack of resources for construction

In-Class Project: Hardships Pictograph

• Directions:– Fold paper in half (hotdog style)

– Today: Draw and label 3 pictures of hardships faced by settlers in the west.

– Tomorrow we will: Draw and label 3 pictures of inventions/adaptations that made life easier. Try to connect each adaptation to the hardships you drew.

– EXTRA CREDIT (5 points): Color pictures

Rubric

• 8 points each for pictures (8x6=48)

• 8 points each for labels (8x6=48)

• 4 points for name (4)

• 5 points extra credit (+5)

• TOTAL: 100 (105)

Example

Many acres-hard to secure livestock

Settlers used barbed wire to mark their property and protect their land and

livestock.

Hardships: Adaptations: