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New York State. New York State. Aimee Welton ELED 3140 October 18, 2011. Population Densities. New York State’s population is almost 19.4 million people – ranked number 3 in the country behind California and Texas New York City houses almost half of that with a population of almost - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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New York StateAimee WeltonELED 3140October 18, 2011
+Population DensitiesNew York State’s population is almost 19.4 million people – ranked number 3 in the country behind California and Texas
New York City houses almost half of that with a population of almost8.1 million residents. New York City is by far the most populous city in the country. The next largest city is Los Angeles with 3.8 million people. Tennessee’s largest city is Memphis with 676 thousand inhabitants
The next largest city in New York State is Buffalo with 261 thousand residents. In comparison Knoxville has 185 thousand residents
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Albany is the state capital because it was the location of the first Dutch settlement in New York – Fort Orange
Almost 98 thousand people live in Albany
Albany is located close to the eastern border almost in the middle of the state
State Capital building
+ State History
Italian Giovanni da Verrazano, sailing for France, discovered New York Bay in 1524. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
1624, Fort Orange established, first permanent Dutch settlement in what is now AlbanyFort Orange
1625 - Dutch settlers purchased Manhattan Island from the Algonquin indians for trinkets - they called it New Amsterdam
1664 – English conquered New York and made it a colony
1776 – New York declared independence and became 11th of the original 13 states of the federal union.
1789 – First capital of the United States – George Washington inaugurated here
New York is famous for many things: Ellis Island, The Erie Canal, Broadway, Wall Street, Niagra Falls, The Statue of Liberty, NYPD – New York’s finest, The Empire State Building, The first women’s rights convention, Buffalo chicken wings, The Catskill and Adirondack Mountains…
+Fast FactsStatehood – July 26, 1788Motto – Excelsior – Ever UpwardState bird – BluebirdState Flower – RoseState Tree – Sugar MapleState Capital - Albany
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New York State AgricultureIn comparison Tennessee’s agriculture only ranks in the top 10 nationally for the production of Tobacco which comes in 4th
Agriculture Facts
Milk is leading agricultural product of New York
National rankings for crop production
2nd
Pumpkins, apples, maple syrup
3rd
Wine and juice grapes, cabbage
4th
Tart Cherries, Pears, Sweet corn, snap beans
5th
Fresh Market Veggies
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The Economy of New York StateTennessee shares one economic strength with New York State - Tourism
Largest % of jobs are in the service sector
Leads the country in number of fortune 500 companies
8 of top 10 securities firms (stocks/bonds)
NYC’s biggest industry is publishing
Tourism, fashion, entertainment, telecommunications, and finance are some of the leading money makers in the state
Manufacturing includes: Printed materials, apparel , food, machinery, chemicals, paper, electrical equipment computer equipment
The New York Stock Exchange
Tourism - Adirondack Mountains
+Land Mass of New York State27th largest state with 54, 555 square miles of land and water
Alaska ranks number 1 with 664,988 square miles
Tennessee has 42,144 square miles of land and water, ranking number 36 in the nation
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Works Citedhttp://www.iloveny.com/http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newyork/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108252.htmlhttp://eriecanal.org/http://www.canals.ny.gov/cculture/history/http://www.citypopulation.de/USA-NewYork.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/states/newyork/today.htmlhttp://www.maps.com/maps.aspx?nav=RM&cid=680,692,779,1208http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/area.shtmlhttp://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0763098.htmlhttp://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Northeast/New-York-Economy.htmlhttp://www.agriculture.ny.gov/agfacts.html
