Midwest : heartland of the nation

Duration: 0:24:49

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: An examination of the many factors responsible for the wealth of the Midwest. Fertile soil and good climate provide an unrivaled agricultural output. Iron ore pours out of the Mesabi range and low cost shipping brings it to the steel mills. Shows the problems this same wealth has created: overcrowded cities, poverty, and high costs of farming., Shows how agriculture and industry have made the midWest a wealthy region vital to the American economy. Examines contributions made by farming, livestock and dairying, mining and shipping, steel mills and the automobile industry.

Complete Record: , Shows the land, industry, and people of the American Midwest. List the cities, assets, food and transportation available. Discusses the problems and the future of the area., Shows how agriculture and industry have made the midWest a wealthy region vital to the American economy. Examines contributions made by farming, livestock and dairying, mining and shipping, steel mills and the automobile industry.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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