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Social Studies
4th grade Chapter 2 Ohio
Question | Answer |
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What is a renewable resource? | Resources that can be renewed or replaced |
What is a renewable resource found in Ohio? | Trees and water |
How is coal formed? | Soft, green plants that died millions of years ago were buried under mud and sand. They hardened and became coal. |
What is a nonrenewable resource? | Resources that cannot be replaced |
What is a nonrenewable resource found in Ohio? | Coal and oil |
What is fuel? | Natural resources used to make heat and energy |
What are minerals? | Natural resources found in the ground |
What was the first mineral mined in Ohio? | Salt |
How do people make use of forest products? | Paper, fence posts, and furniture |
What is Ohio's most important resource? | Ohioans/people |
What is conservation? | The careful use of our natural resources |
What is agriculture? | The business of growing crops and raising animals |
Describe the soil in the Interior Plains. | Very rich and plentiful (a lot) |
Which area of Ohio has the richest soil? | The Interior Plains |
What is the Black Swamp? | An area in northwestern Ohio that used to stay wet and muddy |
What is irrigation? | The use of ditches or pipes to bring water into the fields |
What are aquifers? | A layer of rock or gravel that traps water underground to help water the fields |
What is growing season? | The number of months in a year when the weather is warm enough for crops to grow. Ohio= 140-200 days |