pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA

BY: Jose Almeida andAdriana Vivas

THE STATE• Is a US state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-

Atlantic regions of the United States, and the Great Lakes region. The state borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and Ontario, Canada to the northwest, New York to the north and New Jersey to the east. The Appalachian Mountains run through the middle of the state. Pennsylvania is the 33rd most extensive, the 6th most populous, and the 9th most densely populated of the 50 United States.

NICKNAME

• Keystone State Origin of name: In honor of Adm. Sir William

Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland.”

STATE SYMBOLS

• Flower: mountain laurel (1933)

• Tree: hemlock (1931)

• Bird: ruffed grouse (1931)

• Dog: Great Dane (1965)

• Colors: blue and gold (1907)

• Song: “Pennsylvania” (1990)

THE CAPITAL• The state capital is Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania. As of 2011,

the city had a population of 49,673, making it the ninth-largest city in Pennsylvania.

OTHER CITIESPhiladelphia: 1,526,006

Pitsburgh: 305,704

Allentown: 118,032

Erie: 101,786

Reading: 88,082

Scranton: 76,415

Bethlehem: 71,329

Lancaster: 56,348

Harrisburg: 48,950

Altoona: 49,523

FAMOUS PEOPLE

KOBE BRYANT

Born: 23 August 1978Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• One of the best basket’s players in this moment

Grace Kelly

• Actress and princess of Monaco • Born: 11/12/1929 in Philadelphia

THE SONG• Actually song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBZbs64p3Xc&hd=1

• Classic song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdL01bQKKbU&hd=1