Question

How have the Great Lakes been used?

Answer 1

Besides tourism and shelter, it provides many essential minerals and plenty of sea life which can make up for a proper ecosystem and that can impact many things around it like vegetation and the acidity level. It also has more than 20% of all freshwater and can be a great source of electricity from hydroelectric means. It can also serve a great deal of the drinking water we have in homes around southern Canada and the Northern areas of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Answer 2

Today more than 35 million people live in the Great Lakes basin in Canada and the United States. The Great Lakes are important sources of drinking water, irrigation, transportation, and recreation opportunities such as fishing, hunting, boating, and wildlife watching