Vocabulary
a body of water surrounded by land
lake
Great Lakes
North America
What is the largest lake we studied (seas count)
Caspian Sea
Not in South America
Maracaibo
Titicaca
Erie
Erie
Did you know that Lake Victoria is named for Queen ________of Great Britain?
Victoria
something that appears to be different from what it really is
optical illusion
Lake Maracaibo
South America
What is the largest Great Lake?
Lake Superior
Not in Eurasia
Michigan
Caspian
Aral
Baikal
Michigan
Along the lake’s shores are several towns and small cities, with ______for ferryboats and fishing boats
docks
a channel dug by people
canal
Lake Titicaca
South America
What is Africa's largest lake?
Lake Victoria
Not in North America
Superior
Huron
Ontario
Aral
Aral
When a ship enters the ______, the water level is the same as the waterway it is exiting. The gate closes once the ship is inside.
lock
to change a liquid to a vapor or gas
evaporate
Lake Chad
Africa
What is the deepest lake? (and has a lot of cool legends)
Lake Baikal
Not in Africa:
Chad
Baikal
Victoria
Tanganyika
Baikal
A lot of huge ____ ships travel on the Great Lakes. They carry grain, iron ore, steel, timber, and other products to and from port cities along the lakes.
cargo
a long deep narrow valley (like in East Africa)
rift valley
Lake Tanganyika
Africa
What two lakes were a lot larger but are now shrinking?
Lake Chad
Aral Sea
Not in North America
Caspian
Erie
Huron
Michigan
Caspian
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a powerful storm on Lake __________in 1975.
Superior