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Illinois, “The Prairie State” Illinois, “The Prairie State”

By Natally AcostaBy Natally Acosta

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Rivers of Illinois

• Cache River• Mississippi River• Calumet River• Chicago River• Illinois River• Fox River

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Lakes of Illinois

Lake Michigan Lake Decatur Lake Galena Grass Lake Lincoln Lake Carlyle Lake

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Waters of IllinoisWaters of Illinois

• Chicago, Illinois is located Chicago, Illinois is located right at the southern part of right at the southern part of Lake MichiganLake Michigan

• Mississippi River borders Mississippi River borders southern part of Illinoissouthern part of Illinois

• The Chicago River runs The Chicago River runs through downtown through downtown Chicago, and was at one Chicago, and was at one point used to keep Lake point used to keep Lake Michigan clean.Michigan clean.

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Landform InfoLandform Info

Highest PointHighest Point

-Charles Mound at 1235 ft-Charles Mound at 1235 ft

Lowest PointLowest Point

- Mississippi River at 279 ft- Mississippi River at 279 ft

Land MassLand Mass

-56,400 miles-56,400 miles

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LandformsMountains

• Charles Mound, the highest mountain in Illinois rises 1,235 ft. above sea level, and is near the Chicago-Wisconsin border.

• Benton Mound, the second highest mountain, reaches its summit at 1,204 ft.

Caves

• Monroe, Illinois’ holds the 2nd largest cave in Illinois, Mammoth Cave. It is mapped to be 6 miles long, and holds stalactites and an underground stream!

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Vegetation

• Nachusa Grasslands is one of Illinois’ last grasslands. It is made up of grassland, wetland, and prairies. These grasslands are made up of thousands of rare species, and is commonly used today for training on understanding the environment.

• Before the European settlers, Illinois was made up of 22 million acres of prairie, and 14 million acres of forest.

• The Cache River, originally used by Native Americans, was too wet for farming, but used as a wetland excellent for fishing and hunting.

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Fun Facts about Illinois

• Senator: Barack Obama !!!• State song: Illinois• State Capital: Springfield• Nickname: Prairie State • State Flower: violet• Chicago: nicknamed “The Windy City”

• Home of the first skyscraper

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Website Sources

http://www.city-data.com/states/Illinois-Climate.html http://www.historyillinois.org/hist.html#history http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-

history-timeline/illinois.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_River http://www.greatriverroad.com/stegen/monroe/

caverns.htm http://www.educationamerica.net/facts/index.phtml?

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