Michigan Geography

Michigan Geography

Slides and Quiz

Divisions of our State

• Michigan can be broken up into different political divisions:

• State Level

• County Level

• City/Township

State of Michigan

• Our state is broken up into two parts

• The Upper Peninsula

• The Lower Peninsula

• Ohio and Indiana border us to the South, Wisconsin to the West of the UP, and Canada Across the Detroit River and the St. Mary Riverway.

Counties of Michigan

• A County is a political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local governmental services.

• Michigan has 83 counties

• We live in Wayne County

Cities and Townships

• Each County has Cities/Villages

• Townships are blocks of land that have not been broken into city borders.

• We are all in the City of Detroit (The biggest shade of red)

Neighborhoods

• Some cities can be broken down even further into neighborhoods.

• Detroit has a 106 Neighborhoods

• RBA is located in the Morningside Neighborhood

Multiple Choice

How many Peninsulas is Michigan made up of?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What County do you live in?

• Oakland

• Macomb

• Kent

• Wayne

Multiple Choice

What City do you live in?

• Detroit

• Southfield

• Dearborn

• Melvindale

Multiple Choice

What Neighborhood is RBA in?

• East English Village

• New Center

• Monringside

• Delray

Maps of Michigan

Physical Map

• Shows natural area of Michigan

• Includes major cities and population centers

• Low and highland areas with the tallest point

• Shows water borders (surrounded by Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie.)

Population Map

• Shows where the people in Michigan live

• Over 90% of the people in Michigan live in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula

• The largest population area is Detroit, followed by Grand Rapids, Flint, Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Saginaw

Topographic Map

• Shows the highest and lowest points in Michigan

• The more yellow/orange the area, the higher the elevation

• The darker teal/green areas are the lower elevation regions

• Mt. Arvon (1,979 ft) is the Highest point

• The Lake Erie shoreline (571 ft) is the lowest point

Waterway Map

• Shows the Major Rivers and Streams of Michigan

• The longest river in Michigan is the Grand River

• It starts just north of Jackson, goes through Lansing, Grand Rapids, and exits out into Lake Michigan in Grand Haven.

Climate Map

• Shows the different weather patterns across the state

• Helps farmers know when to plant crops and roughly long a season will last

• Michigan is a temperate climate with some areas of extended growing season.

Cultural Map

• Shows human activity overtime in the State

• This one shows the Native Tribes that used to occupy the land before its modern-day borders were established.

Multiple Choice

What type of Map shows elevation?

• Climate

• Political

• Topographic

• Cultural

Multiple Choice

What type of Map shows Weather Patterns?

• Climate

• Political

• Topographic

• Cultural

Multiple Choice

What type of Map shows rivers and streams?

• Topographic

• Waterway

• Cultural

• Physical

Multiple Choice

What type of Map shows where people live?

• Climate

• Physcial

• Cultural

• Population

Multiple Select

Select the Great Lakes that border Michigan.

• Lake Huron

• Lake Ontario

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Erie

• Lake Superior

Multiple Choice

What is the largest city in Michigan?

• Lansing

• Detroit

• Flint

• Kalamazoo

• Grand Rapids

Multiple Choice

What is the Highest Point in Michigan at 1,979ft?

• Briar Hill

• Mt. Holly

• Mt. Arvon

• Mt. Curwood

Multiple Choice

What is the lowest point in Michigan at 571ft?

• Lake Erie Shoreline

• Saginaw Bay Shoreline

• Empire Mine

• New Buffalo