1. Ohio’s Natural Resources
Chapter 2
Caring for Our Resources
Lesson 1

2. Our Natural Wealth
The word Ohio comes from the Iroquois language meaning “great water”
Ohio is rich in natural resources
Material found in the environment that people use
Renewable
Nonrenewable

3. Renewable Resources Can be replaced after use Water Trees Fertile soil
As people cleared land for farming, fuel and lumber, they noticed that the forests were disappearing
Replanted them
John Chapman “Johnny Appleseed” & the government

4. Nonrenewable Resources
Cannot be replaced
Took millions of years to create
Minerals are solid substances found in Earth
Coal, salt, sand, gravel, limestone, gypsum, and sandstone
Fossil fuels are formed in the Earth and were made by decayed plants and animals millions of years ago
Coal, oil, natural gas

5. Sand and gravel our two of Ohio’s largest mining industries
Ohio limestone is used in:
Building stone
Steel
Cement
Fertilizer
Roads
Sandstone is mined in Eastern Ohio

6. Protecting Our Resources
Care and protection of natural resources is conservation
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Turn lights off
Pick up litter
Conservation is everyone’s responsibility

7. Wanted: Clean Water
Water is one of our most vital or important resources
Only about 3% of the Earth’s water is ready to use (not salty Ocean water)
Water must be clean to use
You can keep water clean: by not dumping waste or chemicals in
Protecting wetlands
Marshes, swamps, and other water-soaked land
Wetlands are nature’s filters; they help remove harmful substances prior to reaching rivers and streams
Great Black Swamp