2. What large river runs northwest to southeast, through North Dakota, South Dakota, and other states until it flows into the Mississippi River? _______________________________

3. What country borders the midwestern states on the north? _______________________________

4. Which midwestern state is farthest east (and what is its capital)? _______________________________ , _______________________________

5. Which midwestern state is farthest northwest (and what is its capital)? _______________________________ , _______________________________

6. Which midwestern state is farthest south (and what is its capital)? _______________________________ , _______________________________

7. What state is just south of Nebraska (and what is its capital)? _______________________________ , _______________________________

8. Which state is divided into two separate parts (and what is its capital)? _______________________________ , _______________________________

9. What state is just west of Indiana (and what is its capital)? _______________________________ , _______________________________

10. What state is between Minnesota and Missouri (and what is its capital)? _______________________________ , _______________________________