Fun Facts About The Midwest for Kids
- The area around Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma is known as tornado alley because this area has more tornadoes than anywhere else in the country.
- Summers in the Midwest are hot and humid; winters can be long, cold and gray, especially in the northern Midwest.
- Many people still live in small towns in the Midwest. The largest cities in the Midwest includes Chicago, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Des Moines and Cincinnati.
- The Midwest is still cowboy country. One hundred years ago, cowboys drove cattle from Texas to states throughout the Midwest.