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The Geography of Ohio
Chapter 1 in Ohio
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Geography
4th Grade
09/20/2010

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continent
Definition

a large piece of land surrounded by water

(hint: there are seven of them)

Term
geography
Definition

the study of Earth and the way people, plants,

and animals live on it and use it

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border
Definition
something that divides one place from another
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plain
Definition
a stretch of flat land and rolling hills
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plateau
Definition

a large, mostly flat land area

that rises sharply above the land around it

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landforms
Definition
shapes that make up the earth's surface
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weather
Definition
air at a certain time and place
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climate
Definition

pattern of wether that occurs in a place

year after year

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latitude
Definition

a measure of distance on Earth

north or south of the equator

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parallel
Definition
a line of latitude
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degree
Definition

unit used to measure the distance

on Earth's surface

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longitude
Definition

a measure of distance on Earth

east or west of the prime meridian

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prime meridian
Definition
zero degrees longitude
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meridian
Definition
a line of longitude
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global grid
Definition

the grid on a map

made up of lines of latitude and longitude

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glacier
Definition
a thick sheet of moving ice
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Ice Age
Definition

a period of time when

huge glaciers moved across Ohio

Term
till
Definition
a mix of soil and rock
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natural resources
Definition
things found in nature that people can use
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source
Definition
the place where a river begins
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mouth
Definition

the place where a river empties

into a larger body of water

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tributary
Definition

a smaller river or stream that

flows into another, larger river

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port
Definition
a place where ships load and unload goods
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pollution
Definition

any substance, such as a chemical,

that makes the air, water, or soil dirty

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major cities in Ohio
Definition
Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Akron, Toledo, Cincinnati, Youngstown
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MidWest
Definition
the region of the United States that Ohio is located in
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why Lake Erie is important to Cleveland
Definition
It's water is used for: transportation, recreation, drinking, washing
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how the glacier changed Ohio's landscape
Definition
flattened out the northwestern part of Ohio, covered grooves in rocks on Kelley's Island, carved out the Great Lakes
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0 degrees latitude
Definition
the equator
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0 degrees longitude
Definition
the Prime Meridian
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