Location Flashcards
1
Q
What part of the US is Detroit in?
A
East part, near the lakes
2
Q
Which lakes is Detroit between?
A
Lake St Clair and Lake Erie
3
Q
Which state is Detroit in?
A
Michigan, just west of Canada border
4
Q
Which are Detroit’s nearest cities?
A
Cleveland to south and Chicago to east
5
Q
Where did they extract iron ore from?
A
Upper peninsula of Michigan
6
Q
Where did they get coal from?
A
Great Lakes and Appalchian coalfields
7
Q
What area was the steel belt and what allowed for this?
A
Southern Michigan, due to waterways, canals, roads and railways between mines
