Climate: 

• The temperature in the Midwest states can range from -40 degrees F. in Dakotas & Minnesota to 120 degrees F. in Southern Missouri.
• The rainfall in the Midwest can very as much as 50 in. in Northwestern Missouri to 13 in. in Western North Dakota.

Famous People:

• Anderson, Sparky - Basketball manager
• Armstrong, Neil- First man on the moon
• Brokah, Tom- TV Journalist
• Carson, Johnny- TV host
• Custer, George- General
• Dean, James- Actor
• Disney, Walt-Film producer
• Edison, Thomas- Inventor
• Ford, Gerald- President of the United States
• Ford, Henry- Motor car inventor
• Frawly, William- Actor
• Garfield, James- President of the United States
• Grant, Ulysses- Union Army General, President of the United States
• Harding, Warren-  President of the United States
• Harrison, Benjamin- President of the United States
• Hayes, Rutherford- President of the United States
• Hoover, Herbert- President of the United States
• Horse, Crazy- Indian chief
• Letterman, David- TV host
• Madonna- Singer
• Newhart, Bob- Actor
• Reagan, Ronald- President of the United States

Major Landforms:

• Black Hills-A mountain range in South Dakota
• Bad Lands-region of tiny steep hills and deep gullies made by erosion.

Population:

• Illinois                   11,998,800
• Indiana                   5,828,100
• Iowa                        2,847,400
• Kansas                  2,566,200
• Michigan                9,577,900
• Minnesota              4,629,900
• Missouri                 5,345,200
• Nebraska                1,670,000
• North Dakota            652,700
• Ohio                     11,173,300
• South Dakota           732,300
• Wisconsin               5,139,900

Manufactured Products/Resources

• books
• processed foods
• dairy products
• automobiles
• chemicals
• packaged meat
• machinery
• paper products
• electrical equipment
• metal products

Natural Products/resources:

• beef cattle
• beets
• wheat
• dairy cows
• sorghum
• corn
• grain
• poultry
• hogs
• flower seeds
• hay
• oats
• sheep
• oil
• coal
• gold
• copper
• iron
• lead
• crushed stone
• natural gas
• limestone

Tourist Attractions:

• Abraham Lincoln's home- Illinois
• Big Spring- Michigan
• Indianapolis Motor Speed Way- Indiana
• Mt. Rushmore- South Dakota
• Chimney Rock-Nebraska
• St. Louis Arch- Missouri
• Football Hall of Fame- Ohio