Where are Michigans Natural Resources?
Where are Michigans Natural Resources?
Materials: Use the maps provided, or from your Michigan history textbook, or student atlases
Teacher: Let us take some time to review the social studies term natural resource. An Acrobat PDF of this document is available here.
Student: Use the maps of Michigan and other resources you have to complete the chart below. Hypothesize which three of Michigans natural resources were most important to indigenous people in prehistoric times. Support your hypothesis with three to six sentences.
Natural Resources in Michigan
What are they used for?
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Resource Name
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Prehistoric Times
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Today
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| Farmland | ||
| Water | ||
| Copper |
A heavily traded commodity that was used only for decoration, burial goods, and trade for other goods.
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| Iron | ||
| Forests | ||
| Native Plants |
Native plants could be used for medicine and food. In addition, native plants were used for dyes.
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| Animal Life |
Animal life provided food and clothing. The bones, antlers, muscles, needles, and sinews of various animals were used for tools, needles, thread and weapons.
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| Sand | ||
| Gravel | ||
| Clay/Shale | ||
| Marl | ||
| Peat | ||
| Gypsum | ||
| Limestone | ||
| Lime | ||
| Salt | ||
| Cement | ||
| Granite | ||
| Dolomite |
My hypothesis and support about natural resources and prehistoric indigenous people:
The five most valuable natural resources to prehistoric people were:
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I believe this is because:
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