Unit 4: The Midwest

Lesson 8: A Tour of the Midwest

• Focus Question: Why do we call the Midwest “America’s Heartland”?

• Vocabulary: assembly line, feedlot, fertile, frontier, livestock, meatpacking, prairie, reservation, transportation hub

Lesson 9: Agricultural Changes in the Midwest

• Focus Question: How has farming changed in the Midwest over time?

• Vocabulary: agribusiness, canning, combine, dairy, fertilizer, pesticide, reaper, self-sufficient, sod