New New york is famous for many things such as York apples,wine, New york has many talents like wine,apples,maple syrup,rivers, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania state bird lives in the Pennsylvania forest. These bird are called Ruffed Grouse. The state insect is called a firefly. They also called light bugs they will light up. The state animal is called the white tail deer. The Native Americans and settler used white tail deer for food, clothe, and shelter them year round. New York State Dairy Products by Jack Jia Bao New York State has many dairy cows. Cheese, yogurt, and butter are all from milk. Butter is made from cream from cows. Blue cheese, cheddar cheese, and gouda cheese are all New York State cheese. New York makes the most yogurt of any state! New York State’s Salt New York State is the third ranking state for the total salt mined among the other salt- mining states. Roughly 8,500 square miles of New York State are underlain by rock salt beds. Salt is mined in New York with two methods; solution mining and underground rock salt mining. Salt mined in New York State is used for chlorine and soda ash production. It is also used for food products and a wide range of market segments. The annual value of salt production from solution mining in New York is approximately $100 million. New York’s climate New York’s climate has slight variation over the years. The winter temperatures average below freezing in January and February, while there are summer-like conditions in Summer and Spring. Averagely, western New York is cloudier than eastern New York because of the great lakes. Hurricanes come every 18 to 19 years, while major hurricanes come only every 70 to 74 years. Thunderstorms can enter the state from Canada and the Great lakes during the summer. New York’s climate A concrete poem of New York’s climate. 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New York resources: vegetables Vegetables are a healthy food that is grown in New York. Tomato is a crop we grow. Tomato is not a vegetable. It is a fruit because it has seeds. Also, tomatos can decrease the risk of cancer. The scientific name for tomato is Lycopersicon Esculentum. We also grow watermelon. Watermelon is a fruit and a vegetable. Potatos are 80% water. The scientific name for potato is solanum tuberosum. Vegetables Vivid taste Eat it now! Good for you Exellent Tasty Awesome colors Big or small Lots of food Eat your vegetables So you can grow tall! Facts about Massachusetts and New York Massachusetts borders the southeast part of new york. New York is 294.046 mi² bigger than Massachusetts. The vegetables and fruits that Massachusetts and New York both grow are apples, The Adirondack Mountains The tallest Mountain in the Adirondack range is Mount Marcy,it is 5,344 feet tall above sea level. There are 46 more Mountains in the range the two other highest mountains are Algonquin peak and mount Haystack. Algonquin peak is 5,114 feet tall and mount Haystack is 4,960 feet tall. mount marcy The A is where the Adirondack Mountains are located llllolocated. Facts About Niagara Falls Niagara Falls is located on the border of Ontario, Canada and the New York USA. The Niagara Falls is made up of 3 different waterfalls, the American falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and horseshoe Falls. The largest vertical drop is over 165 feet (50 meters). The elevation between the two Lakes is about 99 metres (326 ft.) Then in 1886, when the statue of Liberty was erected, the Falls at Niagara are the symbol of America and the New World. Visitors from all over the world targeted Niagara Falls as a must-see during a visit to North America. Never stops flowing Icy waters Niagara Falls Poem Amazing falls Gorgeous Air mist Raining melted ice Awesome Floating Air mist Like Lightning Speed New York Clay clay clay is used a lot of places for making pots and other things can be found in streams, on river banks and like in the image clay can be dry and wet Clay by Didier clay wet and dry in ponds and in pots covered with paint or water and in all different places Connecticut and New York are great friends on history from building Cornell to building Yale. Connecticut is the original Jarassic Park. Connecticuters always cheer for the away team. Connecticut and New York are great friends on history from building Cornell to building Yale. Connecticut is the original jarassic. connecticuters always cheer for the away team Lake Erie is one of the great lakes. It is the fourth largest of the five great lakes. It is the eleventh biggest of the whole world. Lake Erie was form by a receding glaciers by the time of the ice age. Lake Erie lies on western border of New York state. AKE Erie Lake Erie blue blue blue ride boats in the water. Lake Erie the best lake ever and blue blue blue. New York wine New York wine is ranked 3rd in grape production after California and washington. Also the state has 4 major wine growing regions the Hudson River region, Long Island, Lake Erie, and the Finger Lakes. New York state’s wine production began in the 17th century with Dutch and Huguenot plantings in the Hudson valley region. Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean borders New York and other places like, other parts of North America, South America, Africa and Europe. Animals live in the Ocean like,manatee, humpback whales and sea lions. So if you live in Long Island, those are animals you can see. In August 2002, tons of lionfish were spotted in Long Island, in the Atlantic. One of the major Atlantic seaports is in New York. The water temperature near Long Island is 54F. Atlantic Ocean Poem Atlantic Ocean so very blue, there’s the seagulls manatee too, the waves roar strong in the midnight clear, it’s just so beautiful you won’t drop a single tear! The Taconic Mountains of New York The Taconic Mountains of New York are on the border of 3 states, Vermont, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. They stretch 150 miles north and south. The highest peak is Mt.Equinox (3816 ft 1163 m). They are the oldest mountains in North America. Taconic probably comes from an Algonquian word meaning a tree, or forest. Data from http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-TaconicM.html http://http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/taconic- mountains.htmlwww.britannica.com/place/Taconic-Range The Great Taconic Mountain Poem As the morning rises the Taconic Mountains don’t because they are always risen to the fact that New York wouldn’t be declared its own state if it were not there! Maple Syrup Maple syrup is made from maple trees such as Red Maple, Sugar Maple, and Black Maple.The syrup is made out of xylem sap. New York produces maple syrup but Vermont is the state that produces the most. The sap in a maple tree will in the spring rise, so when you make a hole in the tree the sap comes out. Maple syrup can be used as a baking ingredient. Some people eat pancakes, porridge,French toast, and waffles with maple syrup. Maple syrup was originated in Canada. This syrup is also sweet. Most farms in New York have maple syrup as a product. Catskill Mountains The Catskill Mountains have existed for over 350 million years. The highest peak in the Catskills is called Slide Mountain. There are a lot of animals that live in the catskills such as black bears. The Catskill Mountain region is about the same size of Connecticut. There are about 2,000 farmers who provide food from the Catskill region to New York city. The Hudson River The Hudson River is “315”miles long. 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