What is so Great?
The great lakes are a crucial source of this resources for over 40 million people
What is drinking water
This lake is named after a state that it borders.
Lake Michigan
This event in history formed the Great Lakes
What is Glaciers Ice Age
This is the type of ecosystem that can be found around the Great Lakes
What is Freshwater ecosystem
What industry is primarily supported by the Great Lakes
What is shipping
The Great Lakes lakes region produces over 1/2 of this resource for the United States (used in construction and industry)
What is iron ore
Wisconsin is bordered by Lake Michigan and Lake ________.
Superior
The Great Lakes supplies the U.S. with 20% of this.
Freshwater
Which of the following species of fish does NOT live in the Great Lakes: rainbow trout, yellow perch, tuna, bluegill
What is tuna.
This Seaway allows ships to move from the ocean to the Great Lakes?
What is St. Lawrence Seaway
All of the following states border the Great Lakes Name one of the 8 states that border the Great Lakes. 1 Point for each correct
What is Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota
This is the ocean that connects to the great lakes
What is Atlantic Ocean
This common waterfall between two Great Lakes was formed more than 20,000 years ago and connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
Niagara Falls
This is the name a a species that overwhelms or takes over another species
What is invasive species
What is the name for the drainage area around the Great Lakes
Basin or watershed
This is one type of power that the Great Lakes can provide industries in the area.
This is the smallest of the Great Lakes
What is Lake Ontario
This is the Native American name of one of the Great Lakes meaning "Large Body of Water" or "Great Lake"
What is Gichigami
The Great Lakes provide habitats for this many animal species.
What is over 3,500
What is Lake Michigan
This "effect" named after the Great Lakes, results in heavy snowfall and good skiing in the nearby areas during winter.
What is Lake effect snow
This state has more Great Lakes' coast than any other state.
What is Michigan
In 1975, this famous shipwreck in Lake Superior inspired a song by Gordon Lightfoot
What is Edmund Fitzgerald
This ancient, bony fish can be found on the bottom of the Great Lakes. It is the biggest species of fish in the lakes.
What is the Sturgeon.
This is an item most commonly shipped on the Great Lakes.
What is iron ore, limestone, and coal