Great Lakes region

bordered by the Five Great Lakes. The Lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. The Upper Peninsula is heavily forested

Water: How it shapes the Land Michigan is well-known for the amazing Great Lakes that create its breath taking shoreline. The lakes contain about 23,000 km3 of water, covering a total area of 244,000 km2. The Great Lakes are a series of interconnecting fresh water lakes that hold 18 percent of the world’s fresh water supply, and 90 percent of the United States fresh water supply. The Great Lakes are made up by Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Superior, right off the coast of Marquette

able to process 12 million pounds of this dreaded fish (American) in 2011. In addition, efforts are currently underway in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the fish from going into the great lakes. In 2002, The Army Corps of Engineers installed an electric-current barrier between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River drainage basins. The electric barrier is in place to stun the fish and turn them around, apposed to actually killing them. This expensive project cost taxpayers over 40

Living around the Great Lakes like we do in Michigan brings a lot of advantages. We have a great amount of water, unlike much of the United States. Water has shaped Michigan to its shape over the past thousands of years. The total area of Michigan is 96,716 miles squared. The total surface of the Great Lakes is 94,250 miles squared. Michigan is surrounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes like shown in figure 1. The Great Lakes include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. Water has

pollution and thereby improve water quality.” (Keller) A case history of river pollution is the Cuyahoga River located in Northeastern Ohio. The river is 100 miles long flowing south to Cuyahoga Falls where it then turns north until it empties into Lake Erie. Cleveland and Akron are two major cities located along the river. The Cuyahoga is known as an infant glacial river, this is because it is one of the youngest river created from the melting of the glaciers. It is estimated that the river is about

York From the Statue of Liberty to the smooth, beautiful song of the Niagara Falls and to the busy streets of Chinatown, soaring to the height of the empire state building, New york has it all. New York is the state of the action, the calm, and the great. Starting when the Native Americans lived in a longhouse to when Henry Hudson discovered Hudson River to the battle of Saratoga, and when all the immigrants started coming to New York, New York has been through victory events good and bad. Like when

6 Climate The shrubby cinquefoil coastal meadow mash has a climate that is easily affected by the Georgian Bay (Lake Huron). The great size of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron can result in a creation of their own weather system, which is a link between the amount of precipitation that the Silver Creek Wetland Complex receives, especially as it is located right on the water line. This lake-effect is a result of a cold air system moving across a broad range of warmer water, and because of the size, the

Why climate change is real. Climate Change is a hot topic at the moment especially with the current administration running our country here in the United States. Our current president at moment tweeted on on November 6, 2012 saying "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.". This is a scary thing to hear from a leader running a country that is an example for the global community. But the fact stands climate change is real

Erie Canal is a vital channel of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City through the Hudson River at Albany. Misusing the Mohawk River opening in the Appalachian Mountains, the Erie Canal is 584 km (363 miles) long, it was the essential divert in the United States to connect western conductors with the Atlantic Ocean. Advancement began in 1817 and was done in 1825. Its flourishing moved New York City into an imperative business center and invigorated the Erie channel's advancement

Chapter 01 Environmental Interrelationships     Multiple Choice Questions   1. An area of land in which there is little or no human development is referred to as a  A. tract development. B. reserve. C. wilderness. D. multiple land use.   2. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary area of study that deals with all of the following except  A. politics. B. economics. C. ethics. D. All of these are correct.   3. An ecosystem is  A. the transition zone between