🟡 Great Lakes States Quiz Review

Which pneumonic device helps learn the names of the Great Lakes?

• WONDERS

• HOMES

• GREAT

Select the Great Lakes.

• Huron

• Wisconsin

• Superior

• Michigan

• Ontario

Lake (a)   borders Pennsylvania.

Which is the world's largest freshwater lake?

• Huron

• Superior

• Michigan

• Wisconsin

The only state in the Great Lakes region west of the Mississippi River is ...

• Minnesota

• Wisconsin

• Ohio

Which of the following is true of the Great Lakes during the winter? You may choose more than one answer.

• The Great Lakes area experiences lake effect snow.

• Lake Erie freezes over on a regular basis.

• The lakes remain warmer than the land surrounding them.

• The Great Lakes freeze over every winter.

Michigan has upper and lower ...

• lakes

• peninsulas

• halves

Which of the following is true of Michigan? You may choose more than one answer.

• The Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper Peninsula to the lower Peninsula.

• Southern Michigan has many cities and very little forest areas.

• Forest cover 90% of the Upper Peninsula.

• Michigan is divided into two different sections.

Which of the following is true of the weather in the Great Lakes region? You may choose more than one answer.

• The coldest temperature on record is -60 degrees F in 1996.

• The winters are cold and snowy.

• Summers are hot and humid.

• Thunderstorms are rare in the area during the summer months.

Which of the following is true of farmland in the Great Lakes region? You may choose more than one anwer.

• The soil is suitable for corn, wheat, popcorn, and soybeans.

• Farming in the Great Lakes is difficult due to the cold and snowy winters.

• The land is relatively flat which makes it easier to plant and harvest crops.

• The region has many acres of farmland.