1. Lesson 4: Michigan’s Vegetation I can identify and describe the physical characteristics of Michigan.

2. Let’s Review – what is a natural characteristic? ▪ Natural characteristics are things not made by humans. Turn and talk to your partner. Name one natural landform and one natural body of water found in Michigan

3. Michigan’s Vegetation Vegetation - the plants of an area. Michigan State Tree: White Pine Michigan State Flower: Dwarf Lake Iris

4. Michigan Forests Maps Where are most of Michigan’s forests located? What type of activities do we do in forests?

5. Commercial Forest Land Commercial forests are forests used to harvest and sell trees for paper, lumber, and other tree products. What do you notice about the land in the upper peninsula?

6. Michigan Orchards What do you notice about the location of most of the orchards in Michigan?

7. Let’s Learn the State Symbols! With a partner, use the State Symbols chart to answer the questions about Michigan’s state symbols. State fish: Brook Trout State game mammal: White-tailed deer

8. Lesson 4: Michigan’s Climate Day Two

9. Let’s Review the Great Lakes Label the great lakes on your map.

10. Michigan belongs to two regions of the United States… Midwest RegionGreat Lakes Region

11. What do we know about the CLIMATE in our region? Climate – weather over a long period of time Turn and talk to your partner: What do you know about the climate of Michigan?

12. Michigan’s Seasons SpringSummer Fall Winter

13. Temperature and Precipitation Geographers explore climate by studying the temperature and precipitation of a place. Temperature – how hot or cold the air is Precipitation – water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow

14. Temperature Map What conclusions can we draw about the temperatures in Michigan?

15. Precipitation Map What conclusions can we draw about the precipitation in Michigan?

16. Quick Check Answer the following questions in your social studies folder: Name one thing you learned about the vegetation of Michigan. Describe one thing you learned about climate. Name one other thing you learned in this lesson.