Wisconsin

The State of Wisconson, WI
By: Madison McDowell and Emily Kent Period 3 2/4/11 The capital of Wisconsin is Madison, which is located in the southern part of Wisconsin. The orgin of the states name interesting enough is Chippewa. Wisconsin acually means a grassy place. The flag means all of the rich history of their state. Below this is a Political map of Wisconsin:  



Location: Wisconson is located by the great lakes. Most of Wisconsin is wetlands. It is in the central lowlands area. Also, very close to the great plains. To the west is Minnisota and on the east side is Michigan. To the south is Indianna. In the southeast is Illinois.

Physical Geography With, 54,314 square miles of land areas and 11,190 square miles of water. There has to be a lot of big landforms here and huge bodies of water. Starting with the water, there are four different rivers that run through Wisconsin. There is the Wisconsin River, Mississippi River, St. Croix River and the Chippewa River, named after the states orgin name. Rivers are not the only water in Wisconsin there are also lakes. Some of the lakes in Wisconsin are, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and Lake Winnebago. There are four major terrains. The four majors are the Western Uplands, the Northern Highlands, the 21 Apostle and the Country Peninsula. The Western Uplands are made up of greeen hills that streach across the " western third of Wisconsin". There is also the Northern Highlands, that have forested, hilly area, it also includes Timms Hill. 21 Apostle Islands are located of the northern tip of Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Superior. Last but not least there is the Country Peninsula has many many sand dunes, small bays and coves. There are also few sandy beaches in this part of Wisconsin. Timms Hill is the highest point of Wisconsin, at 1,951 feet above sea level. Lake Michigan is the lowest point of Wisconsin, at 581 feet above sea level. Overal the average elevation of Wisconsin is 1,050 feet above sea level. There are so many landforms in Wisconsin, so here is a physical map to help you visulise all of the landforms:



Climate The climate zone of Wisconsin is Temperate or Humid Continental. Humid Continental is when winters are very long, cold and snowy. Summers there are very short but very very hot. It has above average winter and a summer much like Pennsylvania. It has regular rainfall. So about 46'' in. of rain averaged per year. In the summer, the average temperature is 84 degrees but can creep up the thermometer. In the winter the average temperature is 27 degrees but again can also get into the negatives. The average yearly percipitation is .9 inches.

Economy There are so many natural resources in Wisconsin, because of its climate. Also its rich soil and location, since there is so easly accesed in Wisconsin. Farming is huge in Wisconsin, mostly dairy farming. Cows are so important in Wisconsin without them they would not be a ble to make cheese. The USA actually gets most of its cheese from Wisconsin. Since their is so much water in Wisconsin, fishing is also one of the natural resources that Wisconsin has. Their is also copper and iron ore found in Wisconsin, that is also helpful with their economy. Most of the land in Wisconsin is used for dairy farming. The people in wisconsin do have lives so they work! They work at places like farms, schools, different types of businesses, they are just like us... except for farming of course. People Major cities in Wisconsin are Madison, with 231,916 people. Also Milwaukee, with 604,477 people, Green Bay with 101,025 people, and Appleton with 70,305 people. Some of the favorite things to do in Wisconsin are skiing, snowboarding and also the beach, basiclly what we do here, in Pennsylvania but there is one interesting thing they do.... They work on farms and milk cows... FOR FUN! They have a lot of farms so that is one of the main things that people and even kids do in Wisconsin. Tourist visit Wisconsin and love to do many things here are a list of a few: Also, Wisconsin people live in mostly rural areas.
 * Baraboo: Circus World Museum
 * Baraboo: The Forevertron
 * Beloit: Angel Museum
 * Birnamwood: World's Largest Badger
 * Black River Falls: Moose
 * Butte Des Morts: Schettl's Freight Sales
 * Cataract: Wegner Grotto
 * Cochrane: Prairie Moon Folk Art
 * DeForest: Sissy the Cow
 * Delavan: Romeo, Killer Elephant

Fun Facts: 1. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles. 2. Wisconsin produces more milk than any other state. 3. The state is nicknamed the Badger State. 4. The first practical typewriter was designed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1867. 5. The original Barbie is from Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts. --- Bibliography ---

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