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Ohio

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OHIO-THE BUCKEYE STATE

 

       

          

 

STATE SYMBOLS:

  • FLOWER-SCARLET CARNATION
  • TREE-BUCKEYE TREE
  • BIRD-CARDINAL
  • INSECT-LADYBUG
  • GEMSTONE-FLINT
  • SONG-"BEAUTIFUL OHIO"
  • BEVERAGE-TOMATO JUICE
  • FOSSIL-TRILOBITE
  • ANIMAL-WHITE TAILED DEER
  • WILDFLOWER-LARGE WHITE TRILLIUM
     

LOCATION:

OHIO IS IN THE MIDWEST PART OF THE UNITED STATES.  iT IS SURROUNDED BY FIVE STATES: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, AND West Virginia.  THE CAPITOL IS COLUMBUS, AND OTHER MAJOR CITIES ARE CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, TOLEDO, AND AKRON.

 

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

PLAINS COVER MOST PARTS OF OHIO.  THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN THE WINTER IS 28 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN THE SUMMER IS 73 DEGREES.  THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION PER YEAR IS THREE INCHES.  THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL PER YEAR IS 23 INCHES.  THERE ISN'T ANY MAJOR LANDFORMS IN OHIO.

 

HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS:

ENGLISH, SPANISH, CHINESE, AND FRENCH ARE THE LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN OHIO (MAINLY ENGLISH).  OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY IS THE BIGGEST UNIVERSITY IN OHIO.  OTHER MAJOR UNIVERSITIES ARE OHIO UNIVERSITY, TOLEDO UNIVERSITY, AND AKRON UNIVERSITY.

 

COMPARE/CONTRAST:

OHIO HAS RELATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AS THE STATES AROUND IT.  THE WEATHER IS ALIKE, A LITTLE DIFFERENT COMPARING IT TO MICHIGAN. 

 

MOVEMENT:

MOST PEOPLE RIDE IN CARS.  OTHERS RIDE ON BUSES, PLANES, AND BIKES.  HIGHWAY 75, HIGHWAY 77, AND HIGHWAY 275 ARE THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS.  OHIO RUNS GREAT JOBS, AND THE STANDARD OF LIVING IS GOOD AS WELL.

 

IMPACT:

THEY'VE CUT DOWN PLENTY OF TREES, SMALL FORESTS, AND BUILT OVER THE GRASSLANDS SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE MORE ROOM FOR HOUSES.  THEY ALSO USE THAT LAND FOR SMALL FACTORIES AND BUILDINGS.

 

LINKS:

 

SOURCES:

  1. World Book 2000
     

*I GOT ALL MY PICTURES FROM www.google.com.

 

 

 

 

Comments (4)

Anonymous said

at 3:41 pm on Dec 5, 2007

a dogg talk about the "C-town" Ohio, Cleveland

Anonymous said

at 4:28 pm on Dec 5, 2007

hi waz up

Anonymous said

at 4:29 pm on Dec 5, 2007

IT'S A ALRIGHT PAGE FOR OHIO>

Anonymous said

at 4:38 pm on Dec 5, 2007

yours look alsome 2 im having a hard time finding things.
y dont y ride the bus n the after noon?

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