Social Studies Study Guide For Chapter 8
1. St. Louis, Missouri is the city known as the “Gateway to the West.”
2. In the past you would have had to go to Dodge City in the Midwest to see cowboys.
3. The statues carved into the Black Hills at Mount Rushmore National Memorial honor great American presidents.
4. The Soo Locks are important to ships because the Great Lakes are different in level.
5. Ford’s assembly line helped lower car prices because cars could be made in a shorter time.
6. Chicago, Illinois is the city that has become a major transportation hub.
7. Blizzard storms bring heavy snowfall and freezing winds to the Midwest.
8. When Detroit factory workers served as soldiers in World War II, women filled their places in the factories.
Use the map on the next page to answer questions 9 – 12.
9. Wisconsin is the state that produces a lot of milk and milk products.
10. North Dakota farmers grow large amounts of wheat.
11. Iowa raises more corn than South Dakota, Missouri and Michigan.
12. Kansas has long been famous for growing wheat.
10. North Dakota farmers grow large amounts of wheat.
11. Iowa raises more corn than South Dakota, Missouri and Michigan.
12. Kansas has long been famous for growing wheat.