New Jersey

Jørgen and André

1AAB

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.

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.

Population

• Total: 8,614,350 people.

• 66% white, 13.6% black, 13,3% hispanic.

• 15th largest percentage of minority residents.

• 77% Christian, 5% Jewish.

Famous citizens

• Frank Sinatra

• Bruce Willis

• Bruce Springsteen

• Whitney Houston

The economy

• Total state product:$397 billion.

• Agriculture goodsexported to New York.

• Pharmaceutical andchemical products.

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.

Climate

• 202 freeze days in thenorth.

• 148 along the seacoast.

• Most areas recieve25-30 thunderstorms.

• Five tornados each year.

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