Africa: Victoria, Tanganyika, & Chad

Lake Chad

World Lakes Lesson 1: Lakes of Africa Key Points Details Lake Rift valley: Lake Tanganyika Lake Victoria A body of water surrounded by land A long narrow valley in East Africa caused by a crack in the earth’s surface. Long and narrow Fish are a valuable resource from the lake Good transportation route because it touches the boundaries of four different countries: Zaire, Tanzania, Burundi, and Zambia Largest lake in Africa Source of the Nile River Named after Queen Victoria of England The Nile is the longest river in the world.

World Lakes Lesson 1: Lakes of Africa Key Points Details III. Lake Chad Located in an area that is dry and mostly flat. Shallow lake Shallow area is covered with reeds and other plants. Many people make their living from fishing in the lake.

Lake Maracaibo

World Lakes Lesson 2: Lakes of South America Key Points Details Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Located near the Andes Mountains in Peru One of the world’s highest lakes. On the shore there are huge stone ruins of a civilization of whose people lived in the area hundreds of years before the Incas lived there. Farmers raise llamas for their wool and other resources. Over a hundred varieties of potatoes, also called papas, are grown around the lake. Located in Venezuela Not really a lake because it is not completely surrounded by land. Instead it is a gulf. Rich with petroleum deposits. Petroleum is used to make plastic, paint, gasoline, and all kinds of things we use every day.

World Lakes Lesson 3: Lakes of North America Key Points Details Strait Canal Lock Lake Superior Mackinac Bridge A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. A waterway made by people A part of a canal that has gates for lowering and raising the water level Largest lake in the United States The Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in 1975 One of the longest and strongest bridges ever built.

World Lakes Lesson 3: Lakes of North America Key Points Details III. Lake Michigan IV. Lake Erie V. Niagara Falls Only Great Lake entirely inside the United States Chicago, Illinois is on Lake Michigan Shallowest of the Great Lakes Smokestacks, lighthouses, office towers, and loading docks line the shore. Many industrial cities Between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Created by the Niagara River

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Russia: Lake Baikal

World Lakes Lesson 4: Lakes of Eurasia Key Points Details Lake Baikal Caspian Sea Located in Siberia, Russia Deepest lake in the world Contains enough water to fill all of the Great Lakes until they overflow Called the Pearl of Siberia because it is a great treasure to Russians. Timber companies, ships, and railroads are threats to its wild natural beauty. Really a lake in spite of its name. Is salty because it has freshwater coming in but no outlet. Evaporation leaves behind salt and minerals. Very large Good trade route Some of the world’s largest oil deposits located around and under

World Lakes Lesson 4: Lakes of Eurasia Key Points Details Aral Sea It is shrinking. Volume has decreased by 75% in the past few decades Salt lake in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Shrinking has changed the climate, farming, and health of the area.

Lake Names – Be able to label them all on the test. Superior Tanganyika Victoria Erie Caspian Sea Chad Baikal Michigan Titicaca Huron Ontario Maracaibo Aral Sea