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AMERICA…..

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PENNSYLVANIA………….

AMERICA STARTS HERE!!

Index: Ø Geographic features. Ø State’s climate. Ø Historical events. Ø Cultural heritage Ø Traveler characters.

Water Climate…. •Has three major rivers; Ohio river, Susquehanna river, and Delaware River. •Surrounded by Reservoirs and Lakes; Allegheny and Pymatuning reservoirs in the northwest and Raytown Lake in the south, and Lake Wallenpaupack in the northeast. •1,239 square miles of Pennsylvania are covered by water. •Lake Erie is largest lake in Pennsylvania.

Landform Plateaus…

Character Plateaus….

Vegetations… ….

Crops…. Livestock….

Greenhouse and nursery products generate the largest revenues in this category. Mushrooms rank second, producing 8% of Pennsylvania's total agricultural receipt. Corn for grain, hay and soybean crops are also important to the state's agricultural economy. Other field crops grown in the state are wheat, tobacco, and oats. Vegetables that make the largest contributions to Pennsylvania's economy are sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and cabbage .Apple, grapes, peaches, and strawberries are important fruit crops grown in Pennsylvania.

Almost 70% of Pennsylvania's agricultural income is generated by livestock and livestock products. Milk is the state's most important livestock product and Pennsylvania is a leading state in the production of milk. Beef cattle rank second among the state's products in this sector. Chicken eggs, broilers (young chickens), and hogs are also valuable livestock products generating revenues in the state. Pennsylvania is a leading egg-producing state. Some turkeys are raised in the state and there is some activity in aquaculture and in raising sheep and lambs

Climates….. Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures For Various Pennsylvania Cities in Fahrenheit. Pennsylvania is known has really cold winter; so the best time to travel is not during winter because some area in PA would cover up to 10 inches of snow.

Major City Destinations………

Major City Destinations………

Philadelphia…. 

The city is known for its hoagies, scrapple, soft pretzels, water ice, and is home to the cheesesteak. Its high-end restaurants include Morimoto, run by chef Masaharu Morimoto, who rose to prominence on the Iron Chef television show.

Pittsburgh…..

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Pittsburgh….

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Pittsburgh is known as the city of Steel, because most of the steel during American Revolution are made in Pittsburgh.

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The city really look artistic. Most of the building were left over from American Revolution and they are at least 150 years old.

For Who this Tour for??  Historians  Mount

Hikers  Honneymooners  Geologysts

Credits…. 

http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/geography-of-pennsylvania1.htm

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http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/pa_geography.htm

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pennsylvania_population_map.png

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http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/pa_geography.htm

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http://www.cara.psu.edu/land/physicalgeography.asp

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pennsylvania_rivers

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http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/pa_intro.htm

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http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/geography-of-pennsylvania.htm

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania

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http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/geography-of-pennsylvania1.htm