General
Name one way people utilize lakes
-food
-water
-transportation
Name 1 lake located in Africa
-Lake Tanganyika
-Lake Victoria
-Lake Chad
Name 1 lake located in South America
-Lake Titicaca
-Lake Maracaibo
Name 1 lake located in the United States
-Lake Superior
-Lake Michigan
-Lake Huron
-Lake Ontario (America)
-Lake Erie
Name 1 lake located in Eurasia
-Lake Baikal
-Caspian Sea
-Aral Sea
Are most lakes freshwater or saltwater?
freshwater
What is the biggest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria
Farmers near Lake Titicaca grow many kinds of whcih food?
Potatoes (also called papas)
Which Great Lake is the only one located entirely inside the United States?
Lake Michigan
Which body of water has lost over 90% of it's surface due to water diversion?
The Aral Sea
Why do some lakes (or seas) contain salt water?
They have no outlets
True/False- Lake Chad has grown larger since the 1960's
False
Lake Maracaibo is known as the _________________ capital of the world
lightning
Which Great Lake is the shallowest and warmest?
Lake Erie
What is the deepest and oldest lake on Earth?
Lake Baikal
What is an outlet?
a stream that flows out of a bigger body of water
What is Lake Tanganyika known for?
diversity of fish
Lake Maracaibo is best known for what resource?
Petroleum
True/ False- Lake Superior holds more water than the other 4 lakes combined
true
false