This is just a little slide show on some important things in Ohio. I have worked very hard on this and had some slight difficulties, but I pushed through and made it work.
2. Table of Contents
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Title Slide
State Capital
State History
Geographic
Major
industries/services
Natural Resources
Famous People
Major Cities
Major Colleges
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Tourist Attractions
Climate/Weather
State Motto
State Outdoors
State Nickname(s)
Other Facts
First Flight
In Conclusion
Citations
3. State Capital
● Columbus is Ohio’s state capital.
● It is located almost directly in the middle of
the state.
● The nickname of Columbus is “The Discovery
City.”
● It is the capital of the largest city in Ohio.
● 15th largest city in the US.
● Mayor is Michael B. Coleman.
4. State History
❖ Evidence shows that the Ohio Valley was inhabited by
native people as early as 13,000 BC.
❖ On February 19, 1803: US President Thomas Jefferson
signed an act of Congress that approved Ohio's
boundaries and constitution.
❖ The United States created the Northwest Territory under
the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
❖ During the 18th century the French set up a system of
trading posts to control the fur trade in the region of
Ohio.
5. Geographic
● Ohio’s geographical size is 66,514.06 sq.
miles
● The population is 11,600,500 people in
2012.
● Ohio is the seventh most populated state
in the U.S.
7. Natural Resources
● Over 3 billion tons of coal have been mined.
● 460 oil and gas wells were drilled in 2011.
● in 2011, limestone, sand, gravel, and salt
were mined.
● 300 to 400 million board feet of timber are
harvested each year.
10. Major Colleges
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University of Akron
Bowling Green State University
Central State University
University of Cincinnati
Cleveland State University
Kent State University
Miami University
Ohio State University
University of Toledo
Ohio University
11. Tourist Attractions
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World's Largest Horseshoe Crab
A Christmas Story House
World's Most Infamous Soap Box Derby Car
Cedar point
Rock and roll hall of fame
Pro- football hall of fame
Kings Island
12. Climate/Weather
❖ The climate of Ohio is a humid continental
climate
❖ The summer is warm and sunny
❖ Temperatures in summer run mostly in the 90’s.
❖ The winters get cold.
❖ Temperatures is usually around 17-43 degrees
fahrenheit in the winter.
15. State Nickname(s)
❖ Buckeye State (Known most)
❖ The Mother of Presidents
❖ Birthplace of Aviation
❖ The Heart of It All
16. Other Facts
● Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
● The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton.
● Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team.
● Cincinnati had the first professional city fire department.
● Ohio’s official website is http://www.ohio.gov/
17. First Flight
❖ The Wright Brother’s First Flight was on
December 17, 1903
❖ 10:36 was the exact take off time
❖ They took two flights that day
❖ The wind gust was around 27 mph
18. In Conclusion...
❖ Ohio is a rather large state.
❖ There are many resources and industry in
Ohio.
❖ There are tons of fun things to do in
Ohio.
❖ Ohio has several nicknames.
❖ There are several big cities in Ohio.
❖ Ohio’s state capital, Columbus, is the
15th largest city in the U.S.
