What are the major physical features in Midwest region?

- Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario

Mississippi River

- Longest river in North America: flows through 10 states,

Ohio River

- Major tributary of the Mississippi River

Great Plains

- Vast grasslands covering central and western Midwest

Central Lowlands

- Region of rolling hills and plains covering much of Midwest

Ozarks

- Uplands region covering parts of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma

Black Hills

- Mountain range in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming

Driftless Area

- Region in southwest Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and northwest Illinois that was not covered by glaciers during last ice age.