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Location Place Region Movement Human Environment Interaction
Absolute Location: See Map Relative Location: Bordered b y Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Canada.
Population: million Language: English, Spanish, Arabic, German, Polish, French Temperature: 14 – 83 degrees F Area: 58,513 square miles
Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior
Became a state in 1837 Name Mishigamaa = “large water” Religion 79% Christian 17% Unaffiliated Ethnicity 79% White 14% African American 2.4% Asian Ancestry 22% German 12% Irish 10% English
Cars are very important! Trains Boats Bridges
Goods Livestock (cattle, chicken, turkey, dairy) Crops (corn, Christmas trees, apples, cherries) Cars Natural Resources Natural gas, iron ore, petroleum, copper Services Heath care, engineering, finance
University of Michigan Michigan State University Wayne State University Central Michigan University Grand Valley State University Western Michigan University Eastern Michigan University
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