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OH-Ch. 1
Ohio History-Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the glacier improve Ohio's farmland? | It left very rich "yummy" soil. |
| How was Lake Erie formed? | It was formed by a glacier. |
| What do you call a line of small hills that runs east to west across our state. Rivers to the north flow north to Lake Erie and rivers to the south flow south. | Ohio Divide |
| Where is the source of the Ohio River? | In Pittsburgh, PA |
| How did Ohio get its name? | The Iroquois Indians called the river "O-Y-O" meaning great river. The Europeans used that to create Ohio. |
| What are some of the effects that the glacier had on the land in Ohio? | 1. flattened the hills 2. left deep valleys 3. left rich "yummy" soil |
| What do you call very rich soil left behind by the glacier? | Till |
| What do you call a time period in history with very cold weather? | Ice Age |
| What formed the landforms in Ohio? | the glaciers |
| What do you call water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, snow, and hail? | precipitation |
| What is the northern section of the Interior Plains called? | Lake Plains |
| What do you call the wide stretch of flat land and gently rolling hills on the western half of Ohio? | Interior Plains |
| What is the southern section of the Interior Plains called? | Till Plains |
| On which plain is Cincinnati located? | Till Plains |
| What do you call the area that makes up most of eastern Ohio? | Appalachian Plateau |
| Describe the land on the Appalachian Plateau. | The north has rolling hills and the south has steep and rocky hills. |
| What is a large, mostly flat land area that rises sharply above the land around it called? | plateau |
| What do you call large, nearly flat areas of land? | plains |
| What is something that divides one place from another? (It may be a natural landform or an imaginary line.) | a border |
| What is the land, water, plants, animals, and people living in an area called? | geography |
| Why does Cleveland get more snow? | Lake effect snow |
| What are the 2 parts of the Interior Plains? | Lake Plains & Till Plains |
| What are the 2 major landforms in Ohio? | Interior Plains and Appalachian Plateau |
| Which states lie along our eastern border? | West Virginia & Pennsylvania |
| Which state lies along our western border? | Indiana |
| Which landform forms our entire southern border? | the Ohio River |
| Which landform borders most of our northern border? | Lake Erie |
| Where a river begins/starts is called______ | source |
| Where a river empties into another body of water is called_____ | mouth |
| A small river that goes into a larger body of water is called a ____ | tributary |
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