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18 Cards in this Set
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What were the Ottawa good at doing?
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Fishing and they settled near Lake Michigan
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How do we think the first people came to Michigan?
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They walked across a Beringia from Asia
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Which tribe lived in the U.P. ?
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Chippewa
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Name the three fires
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Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatami
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Basin
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A low bowl- shaped area surrounded by higher land
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How was Michigan formed?
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Glaciers moved slowly over the land carving out basins and forming rivers, lakes, sand dunes, etc.
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Geography
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The study of the earth and the way people live on it and use it.
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The five Great Lakes
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Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Huron
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Who were the first Michiganians?
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Paleo indians, Old Copper People and the Mound Builders
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Largest city in the Upper peninsula
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Marquette
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Longest river in Michigan
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Grand River-about 260 miles long
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Natural Resources found in Michigan
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Forests, Copper, Iron, Salt
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Highest point in Michigan
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Mt. Arvon
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Name the two mountain ranges in Michigan
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Huron Mountains and the Porcupine Mountains
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Prehistory
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The time before writing was invented
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What is a region?
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A region is an area with common features that set it apart from other areas. (upper and lower peninsulas)
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Landforms are:
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A feature of the Earth's surface like a valley or Mountain
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What are Manitous?
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Spirits that the indians believed in (earth, plants, animals)
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