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Great LakesGreat Lakes

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The Five Great LakesThe Five Great Lakes

• Lake Michigan [ touches Michigan]Lake Michigan [ touches Michigan]

• Lake Erie [touches Michigan]Lake Erie [touches Michigan]

• Lake Huron [touches Michigan]Lake Huron [touches Michigan]

• Lake Superior [touches Michigan]Lake Superior [touches Michigan]

• Lake Ontario [doesn’t touch Lake Ontario [doesn’t touch Michigan]Michigan]

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How the Lakes were formedHow the Lakes were formed

• The Great Lakes were formed by the The Great Lakes were formed by the ice age named Pleistocene Epochice age named Pleistocene Epoch

• The glacier that covered most of The glacier that covered most of North America was LaurentideNorth America was Laurentide

• It stretched from Canada to Chicago, It stretched from Canada to Chicago, IllinoisIllinois

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The Great Lakes are still The Great Lakes are still changingchanging

• Without the immense weight of the Without the immense weight of the glaciers the land reboundsglaciers the land rebounds

• Water rises every yearWater rises every year

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The United States and The United States and Canada Canada

• The United States and Canada share The United States and Canada share the resources of the Great Lakesthe resources of the Great Lakes

• They use the Great Lakes Water They use the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Quality Agreement

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From Detroit to EuropeFrom Detroit to Europe

• You can travel from Detroit to Europe You can travel from Detroit to Europe from the St. Lawrence riverfrom the St. Lawrence river

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The worst speciesThe worst species

• Asian Carp because it reproduces quickly Asian Carp because it reproduces quickly

• Eurasian Ruffe because it reproduces Eurasian Ruffe because it reproduces quickly and out competes other native fishquickly and out competes other native fish

• Round Goby because their aggressive and Round Goby because their aggressive and reproduces reproduces

• Hydrilla because it is a hazard for boaters Hydrilla because it is a hazard for boaters and swimmers, and crowds out other and swimmers, and crowds out other native plants and animalsnative plants and animals

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Exotic SpeciesExotic Species

• Exotic Species got into the Great Exotic Species got into the Great Lakes from the seaways that go Lakes from the seaways that go through the Great Lakesthrough the Great Lakes

• Ballast water from the ships empties Ballast water from the ships empties into the lakes into the lakes

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Protect the lakesProtect the lakes

• Don’t pollute Don’t pollute

• Don’t over fishDon’t over fish

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Fun FactsFun Facts

• Lake Superior is the coldest lakeLake Superior is the coldest lake

• The Great Lakes were made by The Great Lakes were made by glaciers glaciers

• The Great Lakes have fresh waterThe Great Lakes have fresh water

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That’s all folks!That’s all folks!