Region+Hunter

Region-Hunter

What region is it - Great Lakes Reigon

What are the characteristics of the region- The region it self is on the Chicago Plain, that was once the bottom of Lake Chicago. This plain has very little topographical relief, topographical relief is so unusual on the plain that what would be unnoticed hills and ridges in other locales have been given names. There are sand dunes that can reech 200 feet tall along the lake shore! There are a series of hilly areas past the morains. There are locations that have cliffs. Around those areas are very rocky. Before the city was built it was a swamp.

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Include another city in the same reigon- how are they the same? Milwaukee Wisconsin is in the same region as Chicago. They are both big citys on the shores of Lake Michigan. Both citys have the almost the same types of land and region. Such as hills, kettles and, rich soil.

Strange Facts- More than 45 million people visited Chicago in 2007. Lincoln Park Zoo is the oldest zoo in the country. In 1950 inventors in Chicago in the TV remote.

Why did people settle in the Chicago area? They settled there for fur buisnes. The soil in the area is fertile for the farmers. To plant crops such as corn, oats and,wheat. Beacause of that they call the reigon Americas bread basket.

Why is the soil in the region so rich in nutrients? Over millions of years the vitamins and minerals for plants built up to were the soil is perfect farm land. The land is perfect for wheat, oats and, corn. Potatos grow great here to.