Ohio

= Ohio = By Kylie Young & Abbie Reynolds Period 6 & 7 2/2/11

= General Information = //http://geology.com/county-map/ohio.shtm// = ﻿Climate = =__Economy__= In ohio there are many natural resorces. One is soil, soil provides fuel for many things. Also the soil is good for growing crops like soybeans, corn, oats, wheat, hay and fruit. There major economic activity is manufactiring, they are the manufacturing leader. There main manufacturing product is rubber. The main use for land is cropping because of the rich soil. =__Physical Geography__= __The major rivers in Ohio are the Ohio River, Cuyahoga River, Miami River, Mumee River, Muskingham River and Scioto River. The main lakes are Lake Erie, and Grand Lake.__
 * Capital:Columbus
 * Origin of state name: Ohio comes from the Iroquois Indian word for "good river"
 * Climate zone: Humid continental
 * Cold winter
 * mild summers
 * most of the precipitaion is in May to October
 * average temperature in summer: 77 °F
 * average temperature in winter: 33 °F
 * average rainfall:
 * average precipitation:

= Location = Ohio is in the Midwestern Region.Michigan and Lake Erie border to the north. Pennsylvania and West Virginia border to the east and the Ohio River creates part of the eastern border. Kentucky borders to the south of Ohio and Indianna borders to the west of Ohio. Ohio is also west of the Appalachian Mountains.

=__ People __= Detroit is a major city in Ohio. Most of the population is in Detroit and Cinncinatti, another major city in Ohio. Ohio has many professional sports teams. The Clevland Cavaliers (basketball), Cinnicinati Bengals (football), Clevland Browns(football), Clevland Indians (baseball), Clevland Rockers (women's basketball), Columbus Blue Jackets (hockey), and Columbus Crew (soccer) are many of the sports teams. Fishing is also big in Ohio because Lake Erie is the northern border. Ohio is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many famous people were born in Ohio such as Lebron James, a famous basketball player, Jesse Owens, Olympic gold medalist in track, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, and seven of the United States of America's presidents were born in Ohio. //50states.com.// Ray Weber. Print. Book [|Tags]Edit[|Delete] //Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com//. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. . Website [|Tags]Edit[|Delete]  //The Nystrom World Atlas.// Chicago: Nystrom, 2002. Print. Book [|Tags]Edit[|Delete] //Word Travels - Travel Guide. Destination Guides for the World Traveller//. Web. 04 Feb.