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    The Great Salt Lake

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    The Great Salt Lake The Great Salt Lake is a wonder of its own. Made by the remnants of Lake Bonneville‚ this lake is unique to Utah and has many different characteristics that make it this way. Have you ever wondered how big the Great Salt Lake really is? It is one of the largest lakes in America. The Great Salt Lake is about seventy-five miles long and twenty-five miles wide. Even though the deepest spot in the lake is thirty-four feet the average depth of the Great Salt Lake is around 13 feet

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    Great Lakes

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    Version The North American great lakes including Lake Erie‚ Michigan‚ Huron‚ Superior‚ and Ontario. Lake Huron is the 3rd largest lake out of all five of them. It measures at 850 cubic meters of water; it extends to about 3‚827 miles‚ measures at 206 miles across‚ and about 183 miles north to south. The average water depth in this huge lake is 195 ft. These lakes are the largest fresh water supply and home to many of the world’s wildlife. For several years the Great Lakes have served as a dumping ground

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    Great Lakes Geography

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    surrounded by the Great Lakes‚ the largest bodies of fresh water. We are so lucky to have the lakes around us. Michigan was shaped thousands of years ago and what we have now is the cause of many glaciers‚ rivers and lakes‚ and human made alterations. The Great Lakes began to form in the last glacier period about 14‚000 years ago‚ since then they have been a big part of transportation‚ trade and growth for our country. (https://www.google.com/search?q=areas+and+volumes+of+the+great+lakes) How is the

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    “Go west young Man” The American Frontier during the 19th century Character #3: Mormons INSTRUCTIONS: Your group must present the Mormons and their role in the settlement of the Great Plains • Your presentation must be about 20 minutes. • Your presentation must be structured in main parts (titles included in the PPT) • Your must create a PowerPoint Presentation (a few slides) underlining the main parts and notions of your presentation. Use it to present some documents (source

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    One of the concerns is the great lakes and working towards protecting them from invasive species as well as keeping them cleaned up. Currently‚ the invasive species in the great lakes are zebra mussels‚ sea lamprey‚ and types of plants. There is not a way to get these invasive species out of the great lakes; however‚ we can work towards preventing more from getting in. Right now a major concern for the great lakes is to keep Asian Carp from entering the great lakes. Currently‚ there is a small

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    everyday life and threatening your existence. This is the sad reality of the Great lakes which have been bombarded with over 70 invasive species‚ including the Zebra Mussel. The Zebra Mussel has taken over the Great Lakes bottom‚ disrupting native food chains‚ environments‚ and species. The Zebra Mussel have endangered many native species and pose a threat to humans as well. With Zebra Mussels taking over the Great Lakes and threatening our natural resources‚ it clearly shows that action must be taken

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    The Great Lakes (Lake Superior‚ Michigan‚ Huron‚ Erie and Ontario) are the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth. They form a great part of the American and Canadian physical and cultural heritage. They form 84% of America’s fresh water and about 21% of the world’s surface fresh water‚ providing water for consumption‚ energy‚ transportation and recreation. One of the biggest problems to these lakes is sediment toxins caused by such factors as industrial and municipal discharges‚ sewer overflows

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    before plunging beneath the surface with splashes resembling tiny geysers. These fish aren’t the normal species of fish you would see around here. When brought to the Great Lakes these fish have the potential to destroy the ecosystem the normal fish and organisms live in. We need to prevent the Asian Carp from getting into the Great Lakes so we can preserve its ecosystem and habitat to the organisms that already live there. Asian carp is a catchall name for species of silver‚ bighead‚ grass

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    “Asian Carp and the Effect on the Great Lakes” Statement of the Issue Asian carp are a threat to the Great Lakes if they invade them.   They could destroy the Great Lakes ecosystem by overpopulating the lakes and disrupting the food chain.   Asian carp are large fish that can weigh up to 100 pounds and grow to more than four feet long and will consume an excess amount of food and leave the other fish with very little to eat.   With these carp in the water sport fishing will be affected along

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    The Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI)‚ started in 2010‚ is an attempt toward the restoration of Great Lakes ecosystem that was devastated in the previous century. Using the resources grated by federal government‚ Great Lakes Restoration Initiative supplemented Environmental Protection Agency “to improve water quality…restore native habitat…and control invasive species” (“The Great Lakes…”). Currently‚ the GLRI program is in its second 5-year-phase‚ planned for implementation in fiscal year

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