The Great Lakes

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The Great Lakes

• By Suzanne Gorham
• Jan. 28th, 2005
• Wed. 330
• Jaime Jennings

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The Great Lakes

• Lake Superior
• Lake Michigan
• Lake Huron
• Lake Erie
• Lake Ontario

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Facts About Lake Superior

• The largest lake out of all five lakes.
• It is the deepest and coldest of the five lakes.
• Little agriculture because of cool climate and
  poor soils.

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Facts About Lake Michigan

• The second largest lake of the five lakes.
• The only Great Lake entirely within the United
  States.
• This region has a population of eight million
  people or about one-fifth of the total
  population of the Great Lakes.

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Facts About Lake Huron

• The third largest lake of the five lakes.
• Many people own cottages along the sandy beaches
  and rocky shores.
• It contains a very productive fishery.

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Facts About Lake Erie

• The smallest lake in volume of the five lakes.
• Fertile soils surround the lake, so the area is
  intensively farmed.
• It is the shallowest of the five lakes, 62 feet.

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Facts About Lake Ontario

• Slightly smaller in area compared to Lake Erie,
  it is much deeper (283 feet).
• Major urban industrial centers located on its
  shore.
• Less people which means there is less farming.

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What is the Great Lake that lies entirely within
the United States?

• Lake Superior
• Lake Erie
• Lake Huron
• Lake Michigan

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TRY AGAIN!
Re-Read the information and try again!
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CORRECT ANSWER!!!!

• GREAT JOB!
• The only Great Lake that lies entirely within the
  United States is Lake Michigan!!

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BIOGRAPHY
My name is Suzanne Gorham and this is my Junior
year of college. This is my second semester at
Western and I went to KVCC for two years. I want
to teach kindergarten and I love working with
children. I am taking 16 credit hours this
semester and I also work at the Olive Garden as a
server. I really enjoy being with my family and I
cannot wait to learn more about computers this
semester!! All information provided by
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