NEW YORK STATE REPORT

STATE HISTORY

• Iroquois and Algonquin tribes inhabited the New York area
• Giovanni da Verrazano was the first settler to discover the area
• 1524 was the year New York Harbor was discovered
• New York State was named after the King of England's brother, the Duke of York
• The Empire State was the nickname that George Washington gave to New York State

SIGHTSEEING & HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS

• The Empire State Building was built in 1931 and was the tallest building in the world
• The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Islands was a gift from the French
• Central Park, in New York City, is 843 acres and gets 42 million visitors each year
• Niagara Falls is a huge water fall that is 176 feet tall
• The Erie Canal is 363 miles long and connects the Hudson River to Lake Erie

FACTS ABOUT NEW YORK

• Current population is 19,862,512
• Area is 54,555 square miles
• State Capital is Albany
• State Bird is the Bluebird
• State Flower is a Rose
• State Tree is Sugar Maple
• State Motto is Ever Upward
• State Song I love New York
• New York became a state on July 26,1788

STATE BIRD:BLUEBIRD

STATE FLOWER:ROSE

STATE TREE:SUGAR MAPLE

FACTS ABOUT NEW YORK

• Five Largest Cities are New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse
• Border States are Pennslvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Vermont

INTERESTING CITIES

• New York City
• Buffalo
• Albany

NEW YORK CITY

• Three islands:Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Long Island
• 8 million people
• Subway system
• Time Square
• Wall Street
• Central Park
• Statue of Liberty
• Empire State Building

BUFFALO

• Second-biggest city in New York State
• 280,000 people
• Niagara Falls is close to Canada
• NFL team Buffalo Bills
• NHL Buffalo Sabres

ALBANY

• capital city of New York
• west of the Hudson River
• AHL ice hockey team Albany Devils
• Albany City Hall
• huge Empire State Plaza

CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURES

• The climate of New York State is warm and humid in the summer months
• In the winter, temperatures average below freezing
• Between 28 inches and 62 inches of precipitation falls each year in New York State

NATURAL RESOURCES

• New York is known for natural resources that are used in construction
• The state mines wollastonite,garnets,and limestone
• They also have limestone,salt,sand,and gravel

PLANTS AND ANIMALS

• New York is home to moose,black bears,raccoons,and skunks
• Other animals include golden eagles,Falcons,cardinals,snapping turtles,and queen snakes
• In New York you will see sugar maples,oak trees,pine trees,and azaleas

ECONOMY INDUSTRIES

• The top three industries in New York are agriculture, mining, and services
• New York's agriculture products are cattle,dairy,apples,cabbage,and tomatoes
• Mining includes wollastonite,limestone,salt,sand,and gravel
• New York services include the New York Stock Exchange, real estate companies and insurance

BIBLIOGRAPHY RESOURCES

• www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/new-york
• www.atozkidsstuff.com/ny.html
• www.dos.ny.gov
• www.kids.kiddle.co/Climateof-New-York
• "50 U.S. States and Territories."
• 50 U.S. States and Territories, by Michael Kramme, Mark Twain Media, 2000, pp.64-65.

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