Sarah, HyeSung, Austin

MIDWEST US

OVERVIEW

The Great PlainThe Great LakesMississippi RiverForests

GEOGRAPHICAL

POPULATION (2010)

Green- >10 million Blue- 5~10 million, Orange- 1~5 million, Pink- <Million

Pink- Above 5%, Blue- 0~5%, Black- Negative

Percentage Increase of the Popu-lation

ETHNICITY MAKEUP (2010)

White82%

Black7%

Na-tive

Amer-ican2%

Asian2%

Hawaiian0%

Multiracial2%

Hispanic4%

Midwest

White63%

Black12%

Native American

1%

Asian5%

Hawaiian0%

Multiracial3%

Hispanic16%

United States

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Foreign Born Population 2005-2009

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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Mount Rushmore- Keystone, South Dakota

Milwaukee Art Museum- Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Gateway Arch- St. Louis, Mis-souri

MINNESOTAN ACCENT

•Elongated Vowels•Nasal •Brittle•Dipthongs on some words•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWIGVqI9tW8

Minnesota is called The Land of 10,000 Lakes but actually there are around

11,842 lakes that are wider than 40,000 m².

THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES

Detroit- Mow Town and Techno

Chicago- House Music and Blues

Cleveland- Rock and roll

Ohio- Country and rock

MUSIC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbmL5GtcW-Q

Influences from Northern and Eastern Europe

Seasonal basedLarge amount of farmlandFresh foods eaten during the

summerWisconsin, the cheese stateNorth Dakota mostly

Norwegian, German, and Russian food

Sugar Cream Pie and frog legs are traditional dishes in Indiana

FOOD

Climate Tornado Overheat Rainstorms Late Aug ~ Sep,

throughout all the Midwest region

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