Chapter 2

Question 1

The glaciers affected the way people use the Till Plains by

Answer 1

Leaving materials that made the soil good for farming

Question 2

Lake Erie in the winter gets heavy snowfall caused by

Answer 2

Lake Effect

Question 3

The height go land above sea level is an

Answer 3

Elevation map

Question 4

Ohio’s economic regions include

Answer 4

Agriculture
Manufacturing
Mining
Forestry

Question 5

Another word for agriculture is

Answer 5

Farming

Question 6

Examples of livestock raised on farms

Answer 6

Cows and sheep

Question 7

Ohio’s largest coal mining region is the

Answer 7

Southeast

Question 8

Mining means

Answer 8

Taking minerals from the ground

Question 9

A way people have changed Ohio’s environment

Answer 9

They drained wetlands to create farms and cities

Question 10

Soil good for growing crops is

Answer 10

Fertilized

Question 11

Farmers add fertilizers to the soil to

Answer 11

Produce more food

Question 12

A wall built across a river to hold back water

Answer 12

Dam

Question 13

What city has become an important port because of its location

Answer 13

Cleveland

Question 14

Give 3 details of how people have changed the land

Answer 14

People have changed the land by recycling, building dams, and protecting wetlands.

Question 15

What would happen if we did not replant cut down trees?

Answer 15

If we didn’t replant cit down trees, we would run out of trees and couldn’t build homes, not have paper, and animals would not have homes.

Question 16

Areas of land that were flattened by glacial movement

Answer 16

Plains

Question 17

Business of growing crops and raising livestock

Answer 17

Agriculture

Question 18

Changes in weather over time make up the ? Of an area

Answer 18

Climate

Question 19

Process of making a large number of products in a factory

Answer 19

Manufacturing

Question 20

Acts as a natural filter, stopping pollution from reaching rivers and streams

Answer 20

Wetlands

Question 21

How does recycling help the environment?

Answer 21

Recycling helps cut down on energy use and pollution

Question 22

Two major landforms in Ohio

Answer 22

Plains and plateaus

Question 23

Why do farmers use herbicides and pesticides?

Answer 23

Herbicides to kill weeds

Pesticides to kill bugs and insects

Question 24

Where is the highest elevation in Ohio?

Answer 24

Campbell Hill