new jersey highlights
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Highlights of New Jersey, including facts, figures, history, and tourism information. Geared toward Serbian school children.TRANSCRIPT
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New JerseyThe Garden State
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Wikimedia Commons
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New York City
Philadelphia
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Population and SizePopulation
• New Jersey: 8.865 million
• Serbia: 7.224 million
Size
• New Jersey: 22,608 km2
• Serbia: 88,361 km2
• Serbia is almost four times as big as New Jersey
• But more than 1.6 million more people live in New
Jersey
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State Flag
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State Animal: Horse
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State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
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State Flower: Common Meadow Violet
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State Shell: Knobbed Whelk
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State Dinosaur: Hadrosaurus
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The Garden State
• Blueberries
• Tomatoes
• Peaches
• Cranberries
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History and Facts• Home to Lenape Native American tribe
• Mostly settled by “resettlers”
• Important during American Revolutionary War
• Princeton was the US capital for a few months
• New Jersey was the third state to join the Union, December 18, 1787
• Princeton University 1746
• Capital is Trenton
• Highest tax rate in the US
• Greatest density of scientists and engineers in the world
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New Jersey Travel Regions
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Delaware Water Gap
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The Jersey Shore
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TV Shows
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Athletes
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Musicians
Frank Sinatra
Bruce Springsteen
Jonas Brothers
Jon Bon Jovi
Whitney Houston
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Actors
James Gandolfini
John Travolta Zach Braff
Meryl Streep
Jason Alexander
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Great Thinkers
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Monopoly
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Six Flags Great Adventure
Kingda Ka
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Food