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A - Names

Click here to go to the NAMES site.

1. Label the six Great Lakes in the picture in the activity book.

B - Location

1. Draw a straight line from your city to the intersection (meeting place) of three of the Great Lakes.
2. About how many kilometers are the Great Lakes from your house?
3. How far from you are the Great Lakes in miles? 

C - Alien Introductions

Click here to go to the FOREIGN SPECIES site.

• Scroll down to the "Species Introductions" section.

1. What do you think an "alien" or "foreign" species is?
2. What are some beneficial (helpful) effects on an area of introducing an animal or plant from another area?
3. What are some harmful effects on an area of introducing an animal or plant from another area?

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Updated July 13, 2004