In the past, people thought of the land between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains as the "middle" of the West. That is why this region is called the Great LakesMiddle WestInterior Plainsfresh waterMichiganSelect your answer. The major landform is the sea levelGreat Lakesfresh waterMichiganInterior PlainsSelect your answer which are made up of two parts. To the east are the Central Plains. To the west are the Great Plains. The Central Plains are not much higher than Interior Plainssea levelMiddle WestGreat Lakesfresh waterSelect your answer in some places. On the western edge of the Great Plains the land is higher than 3,000 feet above sea level. Four of the fresh waterMichiganprairieGreat Lakessea levelSelect your answer are in the Middle West. They are Lakes Superior, Interior PlainsprairieMichiganMiddle Westfresh waterSelect your answer, Huron, and Erie. Together with Lake Ontario, all five form the largest body of Interior Plainsfresh waterGreat LakesMichigansea levelSelect your answer in the world.

Until about 100 years ago, much of the Central Plains was WheatCornprairieLivestockMichiganSelect your answer. A prairie is a flat area covered with tall grasses and wildflowers. fresh waterCornWheatprairieLivestockSelect your answer is the main crop on the Central Plains. CornLivestocksea levelWheatMichiganSelect your answer is the major crop on the Great Plains. CornLivestockprairieWheatInterior PlainsSelect your answer, or farm animals, also graze in this area.