Michigan Social Studies
The state flower
what is: apple blossom?
You use this to navigate a map
what is: a compass rose?
"Michigan is located in the Midwest region" is an example of:
what is: relative location?
The city that the British blockaded to punish the colonists
what is: Boston?
the fur trade between the French and American Indians began
when was: 400 years ago?
The state bird
what is: the american robin?
types of map distortions
what are: shape, area, distance, and direction?
the order you classify regions:
what is: community, county, state, country, continent
The person that said "give me liberty or give me death!"
who is: Patrick Henry?
The French wanted to trade with the American Indians for beaver fur because
why was: to make fur hats for fashion?
the state animal
what is: the white tailed deer?
The type of map projection that has parallel lines of longitude and latitude
what is: the Mercator map?
the idea of movement includes
what is: goods, people, and their ideas
England originally started taxing the colonies because
what is: to recruit money from the war and for control?
The American Indian traditional stories were used to
what were: they were used to to teach lessons and pass along history
Michigan is an example of
what is: a peninsula?
maps that show the physical features of a place on Earth
what is: a topographic map?
____ focuses on how people and their surroundings affect one another
what is: human-environment interaction?
the American Revolution took place from:
when was: 1775-1783?
The French and British fought because
why was: they wanted control over the land?
A natural resource found in Michigan
what is: coal?
maps that show political boundaries of states and countries
what are: political maps?
geographers use the five themes to:
what is: to organize information?
Some examples of the Acts that were implemented
what were: the Intolerable Acts, Tea Act, The Stamp Act?
The Three Fires were
who were: Ojibwe (Chipewa), Ottawa, Pottawatomie?