St. Lawrence River

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1. Find a map of the St. Lawrence River. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 setnences.
http://www.losl.org/boardroom/images/system_e.jpg
I can see 4 lakes in the map.Lake Ontario receives its water from the four other Great Lakes as well as from drainage from its local watershed, and it discharges water into the St.awrence River.Canada and the United States built the St.awrence River Hydropower Project, including a dam stretching across the St.awrence River from Massena, New York, to Cornwall, Ontario.

2. Find a photograph of the St. Lawrence River you like. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 sentences.
http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/25/st_lawrence_river_travel_T1140.jpg
We can see the rising cun in the picture.The St.Lawrence River is behaind the three.I cannot see it clearly because the sun haven't rising already taht there haven't got enough light.Vague,I can see the river have been very curved.
3. Why did Champlain choose to use a river for transportation? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Because he can be large volume, low shipping!The main use of water of rivers, lakes and oceans "natural channel" to carry out. Water channel extending in all directions, transport capacity is almost unlimited, and investment.

4. Find a picture of Champlain's habitation at Quebec. Explain what you see in 5-8 sentences.http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/finna/que2p31.jpg

It is a very very big house I think.It consisted of three clustered buildings.Around the the buildings there was a continuous wall above the ground floor forming an exterior gallery for defence. Outside the wall was a moat with drawbridge and a raised platform for cannon. Beyond that was an exterior palisade outside of which were the gardens.

5. The fort was a natural fort because Quebec had towering cliffs.

a.Find a picture of towering cliffs in Quebec. Search in Google using "quebec and towering cliffs".

b. Why are the cliffs a natural fort? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Because O'Brien's Tower stands proudly on a headland of the majestic Cliffs. From the Cliffs one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, as well as The Twelve Pins, the Maum Turk Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the South.

6. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences.

I learned something about St. Lawrence River.I know transportation in river can be large volume, low shipping!It is a good way to save more money to do other things.I saw a picture of Champlain's habitation at Quebec.The bidg house is very beautiful.If I can leave there I will be very happy.At last,I learned the cliffs a natural fort.I do not understand it very much.Maybe it is very useful at that time.

Bonus1. There is a moat around Champlain's habitation. Why is that important?2. Can you find a picture of a moat? Post it.

Because it can save the country.If some other country want to fight with this country,they need to pass the river first.