Michigan Chapter 1

What is geography?

• A geographer

• A study of how people live and use places

• A large city with smaller towns around it

• The United States of America

The compass is pointing __________ .

• East
• West
• North 
• South

True or False:  The Upper Peninsula is South of the Lower Peninsula.

• True
• False

Which COUNTRY touches a border of Michigan?

• England
• Africa
• Canada
• France

The 5 Great Lakes include ________.

• Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

• Husky, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Sandy

• Huron, Octagon, Michigan, Erie, Superior

What Great Lake is the farthest North?

• Michigan

• Superior

• Huron

• Erie

Which peninsula do we live in?

• Upper peninsula

• Lower peninsula

Which of the following is NOT a tool that a geographer would use?

• A map

• Satellite Images

• A screwdriver

• A globe

What is a topic that a thematic map might focus on?

• Rainfall totals

• Temperatures of different areas

• Crops grown in different areas

• All of the above

True or False: There are 6 Great Lakes

• True

• False