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Great Lakes
i asked a question like this before,
all of you said that the Great Lakes
belong to the United States AND Canada.
My teacher said that they only belong to
one of those countries. I googled it and
looked in my textbook, and nothing of the
subject came up. I truly think the Great
Lakes belong to both countries, but my
teacher says I'm wrong. Who is right?
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Every map I've ever seen draws the border between US and Canada through the middle of Lake Superior, Huron (the south portion), Erie, and Ontario, then on up through the center of the St. Lawrence river until turning sharply east at the northern border of New York state. Lake Michigan is entirely within the United States. Treaties between the U.S. and Canada control use of the water from the Great Lakes.
So, with the exception of Lake Michigan, your teacher is wrong. If it's worth it to you, you could probably show a page from the Encyclopedia Britannica to prove your point.
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lake michigan and lake erie belongs to the us while lake superior, huron, and ontario belong to canada. so, you're right. :)
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haha well im Canadian so i know this lol
Lake Erie: 50% in U.S && 50% in Canada
Lake Huron: 38% in U.S && 62% in Canada
Lake Michigan: 100% in U.S
Lake Ontario: 45% in U.S && 55& in Canada
Lake Superior:65% in U.S && 35% in Canada
If u have any more questions dont hesitate to ask me<3
-Krazyy<3
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Check out this reference to the Sixty Years' War:
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Apparently, and I didn't know this either, we fought against Canada over several things, one of them being ownership of the Great Lakes. Lake Michigan is entirely within the US boundaries, according to the site, but others are shared by US and Canada and have boards of governors which must all agree on matters of policy.
You seem reasonably mature, intelligent, and intellectually curious, so I'm sure it's not a surprise that you're smarter than your teacher. Just her unwillingness to lead you further into the subject is discouraging. Keep asking questions and know that your teachers aren't always right!
Sabine
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well my advice to you is:
"who cares what your teacher or anyone else thinks, It is what you believe,so my question to you is does the world belong to the president, no the world as do we belong to god.
I hope i have helped and good luck.
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I'm pretty sure your teacher's wrong.
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Government-run site. So it's not made up. Scroll down to the "Diversions of Water" heading. It's there.
:)
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