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The Great Lakes
The five Great Lakes, the states and provinces around them, and the cities on their shores.
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- Name the five Great Lakes.QuestionSuperior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
- What word helps you remember the Great Lakes?QuestionHOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
- Which Great Lake is the largest by area?QuestionLake Superior
- Which Great Lake is the smallest by area?QuestionLake Ontario
- Which Great Lake is the shallowest?QuestionLake Erie
- Which Great Lake is the deepest?QuestionLake Superior
- Which Great Lake is entirely inside the United States?QuestionLake Michigan
- Which Great Lakes does the U.S.–Canada border run through?QuestionSuperior, Huron, Erie and Ontario
- Which Great Lake is farthest west?QuestionLake Superior
- Which Great Lake is farthest east?QuestionLake Ontario
- Which Great Lake is the only one that borders Indiana?QuestionLake Michigan
- Which Great Lake borders Ohio?QuestionLake Erie
- Which Great Lake borders Minnesota?QuestionLake Superior
- Which Great Lake does Chicago sit on?QuestionLake Michigan
- Which Great Lake does Milwaukee sit on?QuestionLake Michigan
- Which Great Lake does Cleveland sit on?QuestionLake Erie
- Which Great Lake does Buffalo sit on?QuestionLake Erie
- Which Great Lake does Toronto sit on?QuestionLake Ontario
- Which Great Lake does Duluth sit on?QuestionLake Superior
- Which Great Lake does Detroit sit near (via the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair)?QuestionLake Erie, to the south
- Which Great Lake is Rochester, New York on?QuestionLake Ontario
- Which Great Lake is Green Bay, Wisconsin on?QuestionLake Michigan (via Green Bay)
- Which Great Lake has Mackinac Island in it?QuestionLake Huron
- Which state is bordered by the most Great Lakes?QuestionMichigan (four of the five)
- Which U.S. states touch Lake Superior?QuestionMinnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
- Which U.S. states touch Lake Michigan?QuestionWisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
- Which U.S. states touch Lake Erie?QuestionMichigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York
- Which U.S. state touches Lake Huron?QuestionMichigan
- Which U.S. state touches Lake Ontario?QuestionNew York
- Which Canadian province touches the most Great Lakes?QuestionOntario
- Which waterfall is between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?QuestionNiagara Falls
- Which river flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario?QuestionThe Niagara River
- Which river carries Great Lakes water to the Atlantic Ocean?QuestionThe St. Lawrence River
- Which strait connects Lake Michigan and Lake Huron?QuestionThe Straits of Mackinac
- Which locks let ships pass between Lake Superior and Lake Huron?QuestionThe Soo Locks
- About how much of the world's surface fresh water do the Great Lakes hold?QuestionAbout one-fifth
- Which Great Lake is the fourth-largest?QuestionLake Erie
- Which is the second largest Great Lake?QuestionLake Huron (by area; Michigan is the third largest in area)
- Which two Great Lakes are really one big lake joined at the Straits of Mackinac?QuestionLake Michigan and Lake Huron
- Which peninsula separates Lake Michigan from Lake Huron?QuestionMichigan's Lower Peninsula
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