Welcome to Pennsylvania Geography

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Welcome to Pennsylvania Geography!!!

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Geography of PA
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Bordering states of PA
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
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Map of PA
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PA Counties
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In what county is Pittsburgh located?

• Westmoreland
• Allegheny
• Washington
• Butler

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• Pittsburgh is located in the heart of Allegheny
  County at the meeting of the 3 rivers the
  Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela

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History of Allegheny County

• Before it was settled by Europeans, the county
  was mostly wilderness and uninhabited except for
  wandering Indians such as the Iroquois, who were
  the largest tribe in the area. The Allegheny
  River, Mountains, and County get their name from
  the Allegwi Indians who were also in the area.
• The first Europeans to enter the area were the
  French in 1749. Captain Pierre Joseph de Celeron,
  sieur de Blainville claimed the Ohio Valley and
  all of Western Pennsylvania for Louis XV of
  France.

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_County,_Pen
nsylvania
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Important PA Facts

• Pennsylvania was the 2nd state in the creation of
  the USA December 12, 1787
• Population, 2004 estimate 12,429,616
• State Abbreviation PA
• State Capital Harrisburg
• Largest City - Philadelphia
• Area - 46,058 square miles
• Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest state in the USA

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PA State Flag
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PA State Flag

• Pennsylvania's State Flag is more of a square
  than a rectangle. It is composed of a blue field
  on which the State Coat of Arms is embroidered.
  Draft horses are on either side of the coat of
  arms and the American eagle rests on the top.
• The scroll at the bottom reads Virtue, Liberty
  and Independence.
• Authorized by the general assembly in 1799.

http//www.50states.com/flag/paflag.htm
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What is the PA state flower?

• Rose
• Tulip
• Mountain Laurel
• Snap Dragon

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• The State Flower is the Mountain Laurel, as
  enacted by the General Assembly on May 5, 1933.
  The mountain laurel is in full bloom in mid-June,
  when Pennsylvania's woodlands are filled with its
  distinctive pink flower.

http//www.50states.com/flower/pennsylvania.htm
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What is Pennsylvanias nickname?

• The Keystone State
• The Sunshine State
• The Big Sky State
• The Eagles State

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• The word "keystone" comes from architecture and
  refers to the central, wedge-shaped stone in an
  arch, which holds all the other stones in place.
  The application of the term Keystone state to
  Pennsylvania is based on its central location
  among the 13 colonies as well as its common
  industry in the north and south.
• First noted in Oct 1802 at a Jefferson republican
  victory as "the keystone in the federal union,"
  Its modern usage comes from the view that PA us
  the key position in the economic, social, and
  political development of the United States.
  Source http//www.phmc.state.pa.us/ Rhode
  island

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State Game Bird

• The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) was approved
  as Pennsylvania's official state game bird by an
  act of the Pennsylvania Legislature on June 22,
  1931.
• Pennsylvania has adopted an official state game
  bird but has not adopted an official state bird.

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State Tree

• The Hemlock was a sturdy ally to the state's
  first settlers. Many a pioneer family felt better
  protected from the elements and their enemies
  inside log cabins made from the patriarch of
  Pennsylvania's forests.

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The capital of PA is Harrisburg
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Early History

• England acquired the region in 1664 with the
  capture of New York, and in 1681 Pennsylvania was
  granted to William Penn, a Quaker, by King
  Charles II.
• Philadelphia was the seat of the federal
  government almost continuously from 1776 to 1800
  there the Declaration of Independence was signed
  in 1776 and the U.S. Constitution drawn up in
  1787. Valley Forge, of Revolutionary War fame,
  and Gettysburg, site of the pivotal battle during
  the Civil War, are both in Pennsylvania. The
  Liberty Bell is located in a glass pavilion
  across from Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

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PA Charter

• King Charles IIs charter to William Penn,
  granting him the New World Colony now known as
  Pennsylvania
• Resides in the Pennsylvania State Archives

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Walking Purchase

• The agreement to sell the land whose boundaries
  were defined by the "walk" was signed on August
  25, 1737, about three weeks before the walk
  actually took place. The questionable "walk"
  committed the Lenape to surrendering more land
  than they had anticipated

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• A 1735 portrait of Lapowinsa, the Delaware chief
  who signed the now infamous Walking Purchase.

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PA farming industry

• Pennsylvania's 59,000 farms (occupying nearly 8
  million acres) are the backbone of the state's
  economy, producing a wide variety of crops.
• Leading commodities are dairy products, cattle
  and calves, mushrooms, greenhouse and nursery
  products, poultry and eggs (3rd), a variety of
  fruits, sweet corn, potatoes, maple syrup, and
  Christmas trees (3rd).

http//susag.cas.psu.edu/articles/dairy/down_on_th
e_farm.htm
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PA FUN FACTS!!!

• State animal White-tailed deer
• State beverage Milk
• State cookie chocolate chip
• State dog Great Dane
• State fish Brook Trout
• State insect firefly
• State toy slinky

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PA Sports Teams
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LETS REVIEW!!!
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On what 3 rivers is Pittsburgh located?

• Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio
• Allegheny, Ohio, Delaware
• Ohio, Monongahela, Susquehanna
• Ohio, Allegheny, Youghagheny

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• Pittsburgh is located in the heart of Allegheny
  County at the meeting of the 3 rivers the
  Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela

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What is the PA state bird?

• Bald eagle
• Goose
• Chicken
• Ruffed Grouse

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Who was PA founded by?

• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• William Penn
• William Pitt

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William Pitt

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