Geographers study ______________________________.
Places
What is a natural characteristic?
Something made by nature.
What is a region?
A region is an area of land (or sometimes water). All parts of a
region share a common feature.
What is a natural resource?
Something from nature that people use to produce a good or service.
What is a human characteristic?
Something humans created or built.
What two regions can Michigan be divided into?
Upper and Lower Peninsula
Name 3 of Michigan's natural resources.
Forests, fertile soil, water, minerals, wind, gas & oil
Name 2 ways to transport goods to, from and within Michigan.
Examples � trains, planes, car/truck, boats
Name all 5 Great Lakes (hint: think HOMES). Which lake doesn't border Michigan?
H - Lake Huron
O - Lake Ontario (doesn't border Michigan)
M - Lake Michigan
E - Lake Erie
S - Lake Superior
Name a region of the United States that Michigan belongs to.
Great Lakes Region or Midwest Region
Identify a Michigan natural resource and explain how it is used.
Water - shipping, fishing, drinking, recreation
Forests - lumber, furniture, paper, shade
Fertile soil � farming, orchards
Minerals � construction and manufacturing
Gas & Oil � Fuel for heating and transportation
A state is made up of three things. Name them.
land, people and government
Name 3 human characteristics found in Michigan.
Examples � lighthouses, roads, bridges, tunnels, cities, forts, Soo
Locks, state parks, etc.
Identify some common characteristics of the Upper Peninsula.
Many natural features, miles and miles of forests, dozens of lakes,
mountains/higher land, more wildlife, waterfalls, fewer cities, etc.
What is one thing that people in Michigan do to adapt to their environment?
Examples � put on a coat in the winter, heaters in our homes, peaked
roof for snow, screens on windows, etc.
Name the 3 things that move into, out of and around our state.
Ideas/information, people and goods.
Name 3 natural characteristics found in Michigan.
Examples � waterfalls, sand dunes, rivers, mountains, lakes, forests,
islands, wetlands, etc.
What are some common characteristics of the Lower Peninsula? Name three.
Bigger cities, more factories/businesses, flat land for farming, more
rivers, highways, more people and traffic
List one way that people in Michigan modify (or change) their environment.
Examples � cutting down trees for farmland/houses, filling wetlands,
using farmland for neighborhoods, polluting lakes/rivers, etc.
Name 5 goods that are produced in our state.
Examples � blueberries, cherries, apples, cars, car parts, furniture,
cereal, lumber, vegetables, etc.
What is a peninsula?
Land surrounded on 3 sides by water.
If you are in Hudsonville and travel to the Upper Peninsula. You are
heading in which direction?
North