Geography of Ohio

Name: Geography of Ohio
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ISBN: 9780873389006

ISBN-10: 087338900X

ISBN-13: 9780873389006

Edition: 2006

Authors: Artimus Kiefer

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"As one reviews and reflects on the events of the past century, it is easy to see the emergence of a new geography of the world and how that has affected Ohio. From World War I into the 1950s, Ohio was central to the nation's manufacturing heart of the United States. Now, once-proud industrial cities have little or no manufacturing. The social upheavals of the 1960s, the oil crisis of the 1970s, and the economic recessions of the 1980s contributed to the demise of heavy industry in many towns throughout the state. These changes have affected the people of Ohio as well as the environment - consequently, the human and physical geography of the state." "Using a systematic and thematic…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Publication date: 12/16/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 285
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English




The Geographical Setting




Climate and Weather




Soils and Vegetation




Minerals and Mining




Ohio's First Peoples




Settlement Origins




Historical Economic Geography




Population Patterns




Cultural Diversity: A Mosaic of Similar Differences




Rural Communities and Agriculture




Urban Centers


Akron - The Rubber City Grows Up



Cincinnati - Diversified, Stable, Sprawled, and Fragmented



Cleveland - Building the Great Lakes City of the Future



Columbus - Ohio's Shining Star



Dayton, Springfield, and Xenia



Toledo - From Grain and Glass to Mud Hens



Youngstown - A Poster Child for Deindustrialization




Manufacturing




Transportation and Energy




Ohio on the Edge of Change



Glossary of Terms



Outdoor Recreation and Tourism



Selected Bibliography


Index