Lakes of the World Pearson Learning Core Knowledge By Matt Daigle TJCA-CFA.

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Lakes of the World Pearson Learning Core Knowledge By Matt Daigle TJCA-CFA

Lakes of Africa Lake Tanganyika – Very long and narrow. Formed by the Rift Valley. Teeming with color plant and animal life.

Lakes of Africa Lake Victoria – The beginning of the Nile River. Many game reserves around lake. Named after Queen Victoria in the 1800’s.

Lakes of Africa Lake Chad – Very Shallow and rapidly disappearing. No major rivers into lake. Location is extremely hot and causing massive evaporation.

Lakes of South America Lake Titicaca – Located in the Andes Mountains between Bolivia and Peru. Ancient ruins near the lake. People living near lake still carry on old traditions in farming and textiles.

Llamas and “papas”

Lakes of South America Lake Maracaibo – Lake? Maybe. Gulf? Definitely. Used for oil and other industries. Maracaibo is very modern compared to Titicaca.

Oil Derricks

Great Lakes of North America Consists of five lakes - H O M E S Huron Ontario Michigan Eerie Superior

Great Lakes

Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes The lakes are connected by locks, canals, and straits. Sault Ste. Marie

Mackinac Bridge Straits of Mackinac connect Lakes Huron and Michigan.

Locks and Canals

Niagara Falls

Lakes of Eurasia Lake Baikal – More Fresh water than all Great Lakes combined. Extremely deep.

Caspian Sea Saltwater lake. Valuable oil.

Aral Sea Drying up. Most water diverted to help with crops. (picture – )

Aral Sea