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Title: New Jersey


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New Jersey
  • Jørgen and André
  • 1AAB

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The history
  • First inhabited by the Lenape Indians.
  • 1630 Settled by the Dutch.
  • 1664 The British took the colony.
  • 1674 Divided into two provinces.
  • 1702 United under a royal governor.
  • 1776 The New Jersey Constitution.

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Geography
  • The capitol is Trenton.
  • 19,231 km².
  • 240km from north to south.
  • 110km is the greatest width.
  • Sorrounded by water, except New York-border.
  • The Kittatinny Mountains. Highest mountain 550m.

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Population
  • Total 8,614,350 people.
  • 66 white, 13.6 black, 13,3 hispanic.
  • 15th largest percentage of minority residents.
  • 77 Christian, 5 Jewish.

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Famous citizens
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Bruce Willis
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Whitney Houston

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The economy
  • Total state product397 billion.
  • Agriculture goodsexported to New York.
  • Pharmaceutical andchemical products.

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Climate
  • Wet, dry, hot and cold airstreams.
  • Five different climate zones.
  • Different climate from zone to zone.
  • Cold highlands in the north.
  • Warmer along the seacost.

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Climate
  • 202 freeze days in thenorth.
  • 148 along the seacoast.
  • Most areas recieve25-30 thunderstorms.
  • Five tornados each year.

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Sources
  • Wikipedia - wikipedia.org/wiki/new_jersey
  • NJ Climate Overview - climate.rutgers.edu
  • Factmonster factmonster.com
  • Pictures
  • Wikipedia
  • Digital-topo-maps.com
  • NJ Climate Overview
  • NASA
  • Akineldes.com
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