States that are in the Midwest include: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The Midwest is located in the middle of the United States. To see a map of the Midwest, click here.
The climate for the Midwest Region is usually mild with average rainfall. The winters are cold and snowy. The summers are not very hot, with temperatures averaging the mid 80's. Spring and Fall are the Midwests best seaons because they are not too hot or too cold. To see a map of tempratures, click here.
The most common landforms in the Midwest are plains. Becuase of the mild climate plants grow really well in the Midwest. Other common landforms are rolling hills and valleys. There are not any major mountains in the Midwest. The Midwest also has three major rives and four of the Great Lakes. They are the Mississippi River, the Ohio River and the Missouri River. The lakes are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and part of Lake Erie. To see a map of landforms, click here.
Common travel destination or popular things to see are:
The North Shore of Lake Superior
The Apostle Islands
Badlands National Park
Mount Rushmore
Scott's Bluff National Monument
Mackinaw Bridge
Chicago Illinois
Hannibal Missouri
Canton Ohio
Wisconsin state capital building in Madison
Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
Mall of America
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