Pennsylvania The Keystone State Established in 1787 as the 2nd state

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Pennsylvania The Keystone StateEstablished in
1787 as the 2nd state
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The People of Pennsylvania

• The population of Pennsylvania is about 12
  million.
• Two major cities in Pennsylvania, other than the
  capital, are Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
• More than 75 percent of the population of
  Pennsylvania lived in urban areas.

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Geography and Climate of PennsylvaniaState
Motto- Virtue, Liberty, and Independence

• Pennsylvania is 46,058 square miles.
• The capital city of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg.
• Pennsylvanias summer temperatures are above
  90F (32C), and winter temperatures are below
  0F (-18C)
• Pennsylvania gets quite a bit of rain, with
  precipitation averaging around 42 inches (107 cm)
  a year. As a result, flooding rivers can
  sometimes be a problem.
• The north gets the most snow, about 7 feet (2 m)
  every year.

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Resources, Tourism, Economy

• Natural resources in Pennsylvania are coal,
  natural gas, oil, and limestone.
• Philadelphia is the states manufacturing center,
  and industries produce items ranging from
  communications equipment to ice cream.
• More than one million people every year visit the
  Liberty Bell, with its famous foot-long-crack, in
  Philadelphia.
• Apples, grapes, and cherries are grown near Lake
  Erie, and peaches are grown in the southeast.
• Pennsylvania is one of the leading producers of
  mushrooms and milk products. All these products
  are traded easily because of the excellent
  waterways.

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State Symbols of Pennsylvania

• State Bird-Ruffed Grouse
• State Tree-Eastern Hemlock
• State Animal-White-Tailed Deer
• State Flower-Mountain Laurel
• State Dog- Great Dane
• State Insect-Firefly