Major World Lakes
Daily Geography – Week 8
Practice Geography Lake Facts @
http://world-geography-games.com/lakes.html
The Caspian Sea is the largest saltwater lake by surface area in the world. Lake Superior, located in North America and part of
the Great Lakes, is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, as well
as the world's largest freshwater lake by volume. Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Titicaca sits
in the Andes Mountains and is the largest lake in South America as well as the highest navigable lake in the world. Lake
Victoria is the largest lake by surface area in Africa. The Dead Sea is the world's lowest lake. The largest lake in Europe is Lake
Ladoga.
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Daily Geography – Week 8: Major World Lakes
Directions: Answer each question with a complete sentence using correct punctuation (capitalize the
beginning of a sentence, capitalize proper nouns, and use proper end marks). Each day is worth one point.
Key: \=Incorrect (-0.5 pts.); I=Incomplete (-0.25 pts.); P=Punctuation (-1 pt. for two or more errors) M=Map (-1
pt. for incomplete map)
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