Geography of America's Midwest States videos

Use online videos to study the geography, regions, climate, natural resources of America's Midwest States. Use the video subtitles to improve Reading and Literacy skills .... simultaneously!

Use these online Geography of America videos entitled The Midwest States to study the geographies of America's Mid-Western States by way of their diverse and interdependent regions, climate, and natural resources. Discover key events in the history of The Midwest States and gain insight to their ethnic diversity.

Learn about how westward expansion and the Industrial Revolution helped to develop this region. Use these 3 online educational videos to take a colorful ride through America's heartland. Discover how westward expansion and the railroads helped the Midwest to become the industrial and shipping centre of the U.S. States covered: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the names and locations of the principal cities and geographical features of the Midwest, a region comprising Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
• Examine the economic importance of the major natural resources of the Midwest.
• Learn why the Midwest is called "the heartland" and understand this region's significant economic role as an industrial and shipping centre.
• Discover some of the ways that geography, transportation routes, and the availability of natural resources have determined usage of the land and patterns of city settlement in the Midwest.

• Geography > US Geography > The Midwest
• Location and Physical Features (Runtime: 08:46)
• The Land and the People (Runtime: 13:44)
• Cities of the North Central Region (Runtime: 12:42)