Chicago's land form was created by ice glaciers. The glaciers have worked over time and have formed some of the great lakes, such as Michigan Lake, which borders Chicago. Much of Chicago's land is flat. It has some important rivers that connect to Lake Michigan. Early settlers reversed the flow of the rivers using many canal locks. By doing so it created an increase water flow from Lake Michigan, which eventually reached the Mississippi river. Chicago has cold snowy, windy winters, and warm humid summers. The best time to enjoy the weather would probably be during spring and fall, and of course winter if you enjoy the snow. The average high tempter for Chicago is 84 degrees, during July. The lowest temperatures are during the months of January & February, which can reach an average of 32 degrees. Chicago is in the grassland vegetation zone as noted by the book. It has some wetlands, and swamps, and some still waters which are the lakes and ponds.
Websites used:
http://www.isws.illinois.edu/atmos/statecli/general/chicago-climate-narrative.htm
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0225
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/illand.htm
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| The Rivers in Chicago |
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| Chicago's weather |
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| Beach during winter |
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| Every year the Chicago river gets dyed green on March 15 at 9:30 pm, which is a privately funded operation and a tradition for over 40 years. |
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