The State of New Jersey Jgeva Gymnasium Geography

The State of New Jersey Jõgeva Gymnasium

Geography • Total area 13 204 km 2 – Land area 11 936. 5 km 2 – Water area 1 125. 8 km 2 – Persons per square mile 1 826 persons/km 2 – 21 counties:

Some more facts about geography • • • ~800 lakes and ponds. ~100 rivers and creeks. ~55, 150 km of highways and roads Highest Elevation: 550 m (High Point) Lowest Elevation: 0 m (Atlantic Ocean)

People • Population, 2009 estimate 8, 707, 739. – – White people 75. 8% Black people 14. 5% Asian people 7. 8% American Indian and Alaska Native people 0. 4%

Symbols • • • State Seal- It contains five symbols: 1. 2. 3. 4. Helmet and Horse Head Liberty Ceres Shield 5. Scroll- The state's motto "Liberty and Prosperity" State Flag State Flower - The Violet State Bird - The Eastern Goldfinch State Tree - The Red Oak State Bug - The Honeybee

• State Animal - The Horse • State Fish- The Brook Trout • State Shell- The Knobbed Whelk • State Ship- The A. J. Meerwald • State Fruit- The Blueberry • State Dinosaur- Hadrosaurus foulkii • State Dance- Square Dance

Do you know that. . . • • • 3, 064, 645 households 314 public libraries. 1, 866 public elementary schools. 398 public secondary schools. 132 private high schools. 41 colleges.

Cities • • • Trenton- The capital city of New Jersey (Population: 85, 403) Newark- The biggest city in NJ (Population: 273, 546) Jersey City Paterson Elizabeth

A Short History of New Jersey • The first people were Delaware Indians. • Lived in parts of Delaware, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. • 1524 - Verrazano explores the Jersey coast. • There were more ethnics than the other colonies. • 1660 - Bergen, now Jersey City, becomes the first permanent town in New Jersey • 1756 - Princeton University is established • 1776 - N. J. 's first newspaper, the New Jersey Gazette, issues its first edition • 1787 - New Jersey became third state of the U. S. Constitution.

A Short History of New Jersey • In 1790, Trenton officially became the state capital of New Jersey. • William Livingston became New Jersey's first state governor. • Trenton produced clay products, iron, and steel. • Most of the immigrants came from Ireland Germany. Later, from Italy and from Eastern Europe. • On 3 rd of May in 1919, the first passenger flight in American history was flown from New York to Atlantic City. • 1921 - The first Miss America Pageant is held

Things You Might not Know • 1846 - The first organized baseball game in Hoboken in NJ • New Jersey- the "Pathway of the Revolution. " Over 100 battles were fought on New Jersey soil. • New Jersey has more horses per sq. km than any other state. • The first state to sign the Bill of Rights. • 1896 - The first professional basketball game in Trenton in NJ. • 204. 4 km of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. • More than 9, 800 farms covering ~3197 sq. km of farmland.

• More scientists and engineers per sq. mi. than anywhere else in the world. • Gay couples have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples. • Princeton astronomer, Alicia Soderberg, was the first person who saw a supernova. • More millionaire residents than any other state in the U. S. • The first nearly complete dinosaur fossil is found in Haddonfield • Roselle is the first U. S. town to be lighted by electricity. • Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves has graduated Leonia High School.

Famous people in NJ Entertainers: • Anne Hathaway • John Travolta • Bruce Willis • Meryl Streep Culture: • James Fenimore Cooper – (1789 - 1851) • Martha Stewart Music: • Jon Bon Jovi • Akon • Lauryn Hill • Whitney Houston • Jonas Brothers (Kevin, Joe, Nick) • Frank Sinatra – (1915 -1998)

Sports: • Tim Howard • Carl Lewis • Dean Randazzo Science: • Thomas A. Edison – (1847 - 1931) • Albert Einstein – (1879 - 1955)

State Holidays • Martin Luther King Jr. Day • Lincoln's Birthday • Presidents Day • Good Friday • Memorial Day • Independence Day • Labor Day • Columbus Day • Election Day • Veteran's Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day

Literature • • • http: //www. state. nj. us/ http: //www. famousnewjerseyans. com/index. html http: //www. theus 50. com/newjersey/ “History of the U. S. ” “The new book of knowledge” “Encyclopædia Britannica”

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