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Michigan Facts
Facts about Michigan
20
History
4th Grade
01/07/2009

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What is the state name?

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Michigan

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Michigan is known for what?

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Car making

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When was the first presidential primary held in Michigan?

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1910

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What cereal company is based out of Battle Creek, Michigan?

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Kellogg's

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What is the largest city?

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Detroit

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Where was Serena Williams, nine time Grand-Slam champion born?

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Saginaw, Michigan

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What is the name of the city in Michigan, known as the "Cherry capital of the world"?

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Traverse City

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What do you call a resident from Michigan? 

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Michiganite

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What is the state gem?

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Chlorastrolite

 

 

 

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What is the state stone?

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Petoskey Stone

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What Great Lakes does Michigan touch?

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Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior

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What is the state soil?

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Kalkaska Sand

 

 

 

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What is the state wildflower?

 

 

 

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Dwarf Lake Iris

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Where did Michigan get its name?

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 Michigan got its name from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" that means "big sea wate"

 

 

 

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What is the state reptile?

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Painted turtle

 

 

 

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How big is the area?

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96,810 square miles

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What is the state's population?

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9,938,444

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What are the bordering states?

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Illinios, Indiana, Miinasota, Wisconsin, Ohio

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What is the highest point?

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Mt. Avron- 1,978 feet

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What are Michigan's sport teams?

 

 

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Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Detoit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings

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