New Jersey
A) New Jersey
1) Symbols of New Jersey
(a) Motto – Liberty and Prosperity
(b) Nickname – the Garden State
(c) State Bird – eastern goldfinch
(d) State Flower – purple violet
(e) State tree – red oak
(f) State Animal – the horse
(g) State Insect – honey bee
(h) State Dinosaur – hadrosaurus
(i) State Fish - -trout
2) Geography
(a) Size
(1) 5th smallest state
(a) 4 states are smaller
1. Rhode Island
2. Delaware
3. Connecticut
4. Hawaii
(2) Ranks 46th in size
(b) Mountains
(1) Kittatinny Mountains
(a) Part of the Appalachian Mountain range
(b) Northwestern New Jersey
(c) High Point 1,803 feet
1. highest point in New Jersey
(c) Lake Hopatcong is the largest lake.
(d) Location
(1) Northeastern part of the U.S.
(2) Boundaries
(a) North
1. New York
(b) West
1. Pennsylvania
2. Delaware River
3. Delaware
(c) South
1. Delaware Bay
2. Delaware
(d) East
1. Hudson River
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. New York
3) Population
(a) Over 8 million people live in N.J.
(b) Heavily populated
(c) Most people live in urban areas
(d) 9th most populated state
4) Population Density
(a) Tells how crowded
(b) People per square mile
(c) N.J. has the highest population density of all 50 states
5) Counties
(a) Part of a state
(b) N.J. has 21 counties
(c) Sussex
(1) Our county
(2) Newton is our county seat.
(a) Where the city government is located for the county
(b) Courthouse
(c) County services
(d) Burlington County is the largest county.
(e) Hudson County is the smallest county.
6) Natural Resources
(a) Something provided by nature that is useful to man
(1) Soil
(2) Water
(3) Minerals
(4) Forests
(b) Minerals
(1) Found in the earth that is neither plant or animal
(2)
Ore is a mineral that is mined because it contains something that can be
used
(a)
Iron ore is mined in Morris County.
(3)
More than 200 minerals have been found in Sussex County.
7)
Agriculture
(a)
50 kinds of vegetables are grown in N.J.
(b)
N.J. is the second largest producer of blueberries.
(c)
Cattle
8)
Water
(a)
Raritan River is the longest river in N.J.
(b)
Lake Hopatcong is the largest lake.
(c)
Most important rivers
(1)
Hudson River
(2)
Delaware River
(a)
Separates N.J. and Pennsylvania
9)
Climate
(a)
Kinds of weather a place has over a long period of time
(b)
Weather is the way the air is at a certain time.
(c)
Growing season
(1)
The period of time that crops can grow
(2)
140 days in northern N.J.
(3)
200 days in southern N.J.
10)
Regions of New Jersey
(a)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
(1)
Southern N.J.
(2)
Makes up more than half the state
(3)
Pine Barrens are here
(a)
Poor soil for growing most crops
(b)
Cranberries grow there
(c)
Many pine trees
(4)
N.J. shore area (beaches)
(b)
The Piedmont Region
(1)
New Jersey’s biggest cities
(a)
Newark
(b)
Elizabeth
(c)
Paterson
(2)
Most populated area
(3)
Most of New Jersey’s people live in this urban (city) area
(c)
The Highlands
(1)
Rich in minerals
(2)
Many lakes
(3)
Vernon is located here
(d)
The Ridge and Valley Region
(1)
High Point
(2)
Kittatinny Mountains
11)
History
(a)
Lenni Lenape Indians
(1)
First people in N.J.
(2)
Also called the Delaware Indians
(b)
Explorers
(1)
Columbus 1492
(2)
John Cabot 1497
(3)
Verranzano 1524
(4)
Henry Hudson 1609
(c)
First settlers in N.J.
(1)
Dutch 1624
(2) English 1630
(d)
New Jersey become an English colony
(1)
English put tax on tea
(2)
Colonist refuse to pay
(e)
Colonist rebel against England
(1)
Greenwich Tea Party
(2)
Burned the English tea
(f)
Revolutionary War started in 1775
(g)
Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776
(h)
Revolutionary War ends in 1781
(1)
American colonist won.
(2)
The United States is formed.
(i) New Jersey became the third state on December 18, 1787