Regions. 1  The environment impacted the economy and agriculture in the New England Colonies; farming was not as important for making a living because of climate and geography. 2  The environment also impacted the economy and agriculture of the Southern Colonies; farming was an important way to make a living because of it's climate and geography.
Michigan, constituent state of the United States of America. Although by the size of its land Michigan ranks only 22nd of the 50 states, the inclusion of the Great Lakes waters over which it has jurisdiction increases its area considerably, placing it 11th in terms of total area. The capital is Lansing, in south-central Michigan.
The largest lake in the US and the biggest among the Great Lakes of North America, Lake Superior spans an area of 82,103 km2, roughly the size of Austria or the US state of South Carolina. The US states of Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin share the Lake Superior with the Canadian province of Ontario.