Vivid Vocab
air's temperature, moisture and wind at a certain time and place
weather
covered by a glacier, borders Lake Erie, rich soil but can flood easily
Lake Plains
line of hills running east to west across Ohio
Ohio Divide
a resource that can be replaced for later use
renewable resource
capital of Ohio
Columbus
moisture that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, snow or hail
precipitation
covered in rich soil containing sand, gravel and clay, mostly flat, covered by the glacier
Till Plains
Ohio was shaped into 5 landform regions during this time, a period of extreme cold thousands of years ago
Ice Age
minerals
the location of a place compared to other locations (example: Ohio is north of Florida, Texas is southwest of Ohio)
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relative location
shapes that make up the Earth's surface
landforms
not covered by the glacier, rocky, hills and valleys, lots of forests and good for mining
Unglaciated Appalachian Plateau
heavy snowfall caused by wind coming north from Canada and crosses over the warmer waters of Lake Erie
lake effect
careful use of a natural resource
conservation
name Ohio's 2 natural boundaries
Lake Erie and Ohio River
area of flat land higher than the surrounding land
plateau
covered by the glacier, still some steep and rocky areas but also some lower areas, not the best soil, contains the Cuyahoga River
Glaciated Appalachian Plateau
way a country or other place produces or uses natural resources, goods and services
economy
region Ohio is in
Midwest
2 characteristics of land in the Midwest region
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flat lands, lots of lakes and rivers (water)
large area of flat land
plains
not covered by the glacier, rolling hills, not completely flat, contains limestone and sand, southern Ohio along the Ohio River
Lexington Plains
a resource used to make goods and services
productive resources
two states in Ohio's region that it shares borders with
Indiana and Michigan
what are the two types of directions on a compass and name them
Cardinal-North, South, East, West
Intermediate-NW, NE, SW, SE