NORTH AMERICA Ohio

Ohio

Area: 1,07,045 sq. km., rank: 35

Capital: Columbus

Neighbours: Michigan (north), Pennsylvania (east), west Virginia (southeast), Kentucky (south), Indiana (west)

Cleveland

·         Situated on the shore of Lake Erie.

·         Deals in iron and coal and has blast furnaces producing steel.

·         Specializes in wearing apparel.

 AKRON

·         World’s largest synthetic rubber and tire making centre.

 TOLEDO

·         Lies at the western end of Lake Erie.

·         Known for its automobile industry and is the main coal shipping port.

 CINCINNATI

·         An important meat packing centre and one of the leading producers of making machine tools.