OHIO’S REGIONS

HERE ARE SOME MAPS, FACTS AND PICTURES OF OHIO’S REGIONS.

OHIO HAS 4 MAIN REGIONS: 1) LAKE PLAINS 2) TILL PLAINS 3) APPALACHIAN PLATEAU 4) BLUEGRASS HERE’S A MAP OF THE REGIONS

LAKE PLAINS TILL PLAINS APPALACHIAN PLATEAU BLUEGRASS

YOU CAN HAVE A MUCH MORE DETAILED MAP OF THE REGIONS OF OHIO, LIKE THIS ONE, BUT THE 4 MAIN REGIONS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!!!

HERE ’ S A REALLY GOOD MAP OF THE 4 REGIONS OF OHIO FOR YOU TO KNOW!!!

LAKE PLAINS

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF OHIO SHORE OF LAKE ERIE AND SOME OF THE FLAT LAND AROUND LAKE ERIE, THE LAKE PLAIN.

THE LAKE PLAINS ARE A FLAT AREA WITH GOOD SOIL FOR GROWING CROPS.

THE TWO LARGE CITIES OF THE LAKE REGION ARE: CLEVELAND AND TOLEDO.

CLEVELAND TOLEDO

FRUITS ARE FARMED IN THE LAKE REGION, ESPECIALLY GRAPES USED TO MAKE WINE.

THE LAKE REGION ALSO GROWS OTHER CROPS SUCH AS CORN AND BEANS. THERE ARE SOME MANUFACTURING AREAS IN THE LAKE REGION, ESPECIALLY IN THE TOLEDO AND CLEVELAND AREAS.

NOW LET’S LOOK AT THE TILL PLAINS

TILL PLAINS

THE MAJOR CITIES IN THE TILL PLAINS ARE COLUMBUS, DAYTON AND CINCINNATI.

COLUMBUS DAYTON CINCINNATI

THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF FARMING OF CORN AND BEANS ON THE TILL PLAINS.

MANUFACTURING OCCURS IN THE CITIES OF THE TILL PLAINS: CINCINNATI MAKES SOAP PRODUCTS AT P&G DAYTON MAKES BUSINESS MACHINES AT NCR

COLUMBUS IS AN INFORMATION CENTER AS THE CAPITAL OF OHIO AND WHERE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED.

THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU IS A PLACE WITH HILLS LEADING TOWARD THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A LOT OF VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES IN THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU.

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU

THERE ARE 3 LARGER CITIES IN THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU: CANTON, YOUNGSTOWN AND AKRON.

CANTON YOUNGSTOWN AKRON

THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU HAS BEAUTIFUL ROLLING HILLS. THE AREA IS A PLACE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MINING AND FORESTRY.

HERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU REGION. THE LAST SLIDE IS A “Y” SHAPED BRIDGE LOCATED IN ZANESVILLE, OHIO.

THERE IS COAL MINING IN SOUTHEAST OHIO. MOST OF THE MINING IS STRIP MINING BECAUSE THE COAL IS NEAR THE SURFACE. THE NEXT PICTURES SHOW HOW SOME OF THE COAL IS MINED IN OHIO.

ANOTHER TYPE OF MINING DONE IN THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU IS GYPSUM MINING. GYPSUM IS A MINERAL. IT IS OFTEN CRUSHED AND MOLDED INTO SHAPES SUCH AS SHEET ROCK USED TO BUILD WALLS IN BUILDINGS.

AN OHIO GYPSUM MINE GYPSUM CRYSTALS GYPSUM WALLBOARD

THERE IS ALSO LIMESTONE MINING DONE IN SOUTHWEST OHIO. THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE OF SOME OF THE LIMESTONE MINES IN OHIO.

ALONG WITH MINING IN THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU, THERE IS LUMBERING, CUTTING DOWN TREES FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES AND FOR PAPER.

THE FOLLOWING MAP SHOWS THE FORESTS IN OHIO. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF THE FOREST IS IN SOUTHEAST OHIO.

THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW SOME DIFFERENT SCENES OF LUMBERING IN SOUTHEAST OHIO.

FINALLY, LET’S LOOK AT THE BLUEGRASS REGION. THE BLUEGRASS REGION IS THE SMALLEST REGION IN THE STATE. IT IS KNOWN FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND THE DISTINCTIVE GRASS THAT GROWS THERE CALLED “BLUEGRASS.”

BLUEGRASS

RIPLEY, OHIO IN THE BLUGRASS REGION A TOBACCO BARN A RIVER ROAD IN THE BLUEGRASS AN OHIO BLUEGRASS BAND

THESE ARE THE FOUR OHIO REGIONS AND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THEM. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE REGIONS OF OHIO.

LAKE PLAINS TILL PLAINS APPALACHIAN PLATEAU BLUEGRASS