Lakes of Africa. 2. What are two important uses people make of Lake Tanganyika? 4. What are some characteristics of Lake Chad?

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1 World Lakes Name:

2 Lakes of Africa 1. Why is Lake Tanganyika so long and narrow? 2. What are two important uses people make of Lake Tanganyika? 3. What famous river begins near Lake Victoria? 4. What are some characteristics of Lake Chad? (list at least 3) 5. Define: Game Reserve Rift Valley Use a map of Africa to find the answer to each clue: 1. I am a lake northwest of Lake Victoria. I am in between Uganda and Zaire. 2. I am a large lake located in same rift valley as Lake Tanganyika, but to the south. 3. I am a lake completely contained in the country of Ghana. 4. I am a lake about 200 miles from Mount Kilimanjaro. 5. I am a long lake that stretches from Egypt into Sudan. I was formed by the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River. 6. I am a lake on the boundary of Zimbabwe and Zambia. 7. I am a lake in the northern part of Ethiopia. 8. I am a lake that is mostly in northern Kenya. a. Lake Turnkana, or Lake Rudolf b. Lake Kariba c. Lake Tana d. Lake Albert e. Lake Volta f. Lake Nyasa or Lake Malawi g. Lake Nasser h. Lake Victoria

3 Lakes of South America 1. What can be found along the shores of Lake Titicaca? 2. What resources does Lake Titcaca provide for the people who live nearby? 3. Why is Lake Maracaibo not really considered a lake? 4. How is Lake Maracaibo important to the economy of Venezuela? _ 5. What are some products made from petroleum? 6. What does the word gulf mean? 7. What does the word derrick mean? True or False? a. People who live around Lake Titicaca rely on camels for wool and transportation. b. Lake Victoria was named for a Queen of England. c. The River that flows out of Lake Victoria is called the Blue Nile. d. It is not unusual for the temperatures around Lake Chad to reach 100 F. e. Lake Titcaca is located high in the Alps. f. Lake Tanganyika is shaped like an orange. Picture This! Imagine what a mountain lake would be like. What kinds of animals and plants would you expect to find in and around it? Consider the effects of the climate and weather. Illustrate what you imagine a mountain lake to look like. Use color and details.

4 The Great Lakes of North America 1. Where did Edmund Fitzgerald sink? Why did this ship sink? _ 2. What are some kinds of cargo that ships on the Great Lakes carry? _ 3. What is the purpose of locks on a canal? _ 4. How do ships get from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan? _ 5. How do people use the Great Lakes? (give at least 3 ways) 6. Name the five Great Lakes: H O M E S 7. How do you think human activity, such as housing developments and tourism, threatens the Great Lakes? 8. What do you think would happen if the Great Lakes dried up or their water got too dirty to use? 9. What is a lock? 10. What is a canal?

5 Lakes of Eurasia 1. How does the amount of water in the Great Lakes compare to the amount of water in Lake Baikal? 2. Why do Russians call Lake Baikal the Pearl of Siberia? 3. What are some threats to the wild natural beauty of Lake Baikal? (list at least 3) 4. What is an important resource around and under the Caspian Sea? 5. How has the shrinking of the Aral Sea affected the regions around it? 6. Choose one of the lakes in this lesson as a travel destination. Write an article about the lake as if it will appear in a travel magazine. Illustrate your article with illustrations to help make it look like an interesting place to visit. LAKE

6 World Lake Review 1. A Lake is what? 2. Why is Lake Tanganyika so long and narrow? 3. Who or what was Lake Victoria named after? 4. Which of the following lakes is not in Africa? a. Chad b. Baikal c. Victoria d. Tanganyika 5. What lake is near the source of the Nile River? 6. What is one way that Lake Chad is different from Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria? 7. Which of the following can be found around Lake Titicaca? a. Potato farms b. Herds of camels c. Huge stone ruins d. Both a and c 8. Which Indans used to live near Lake Titicaca? 9. What are papas? 10. In what country is Lake Maracaibo? 11. Name three products that come from petroleum. 12. What is the largest Great Lake in North America? 13. Define a strait. 14. Which Great Lake is entirely in the US? 15. The Niagara River flows between Lake Ontario and 16. On what lake did the Edmund Fitzgerald go down?

7 17. Chicago is located on the shores of Lake. 18. What would you be most unlikely to see along the banks of Lake Erie? a. Smokestacks b. Lighthouses c. Rainforests d. Office towers 19. Why do things on the bottom of Lake Baikal appear close? 20. Traders used the Caspian Sea to get from Asia to 21. The Caspian Sea is different from many other lakes because why? 22. The Aral Sea is located in which two countries? 23. The Aral Sea is shrinking: True or False? 24. How are lakes important to people all over the world? 25. Describe each Lake: Lake Baikal: Aral Sea: Lake Tanganyika: Lake Maracaibo: Lake Victoria: Lake Chad: 26. What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?