Daily State Questions (DSQ) #27

Discover Ohio's farming, trade, and inventions with DSQ #27!

What Does Your Garden Grow? Early settlers in Ohio learned they could grow more food than they needed! Ohio's rich soil produces the state's main crops of corn, wheat, oats, and soybeans. Some areas around Lake Erie can support orchards and vineyards. Fruit grows in orchards and grapes grow in vineyards. 1. Name three agricultural products from Ohio. 2. One crop that can be grown around Lake Erie is 3. Ohio is part of the nation's Corn Belt. What is another Corn Belt state? Vermont Wyoming Iowa Cream of the Crop! Ohio's principal agricultural products include chickens, corn, milk, tomatoes, yams, beef cattle, soybeans, turkeys, wheat, hogs, apples, and hay. 4. Which things are NOT Ohio agricultural products? Gateway to the World The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959. This water passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes brought even more business to Ohio! Nine Ohio cities along Lake Erie became national and international seaports allowing Ohio to receive and ship goods all over the world. 5. The _ opened in 1959. 6. This passage connects the _ and the _. 7. What is the difference between a national seaport and an international seaport? Remember to identify which seaport you are talking about. You should mention both national and international. Light up the World! We can thank Milan-born inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, for many of our modern electrical conveniences. He had 1,093 inventions patented! Most of these came about during the "Age of Electricity." Did you know he built one of the first modern swimming pools at his Ft. Myers, Florida winter home? 8. Thomas Edison spent time in what Florida city in the winter? Tampa Sarasota Fort Myers 9. Thomas Edison invented a long-lasting light bulb. Name two devices that use a light bulb.