Pennsylvania State Bug

  The Pennsylvania State incect is the Firefly. The Firefy was designated the Pennsylvania State Insect in 1974. The Firefly is a bug that has a florecent glow-in-the-dark pigment in it. The pigment makes the Firefly "Glow-In-The-Dark".

Pennsylvania State Tree

  The Pennsylvania State Tree is the Eastern Hemlock. The Eastern Hemlock was designted the Pennsylvania state Tree in 1931. The Eastern Hemlock is a type of Needle-Leaf tree. The Eastern Hemlock was used by Early Settlers to build Log Cabins.

Pennsylvania State Toy

 The Pennsylvania State Toy is the Slinky. The Slinky was designated the State Toy of Pennsylvania in 2001.The Slinky is a ring-like toy which is very entertaining. The Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall Of Fame in 2000. The U.S. Postal Service made a Slinky postage stamp in 1999.

Pennsylvania State Fish

  The Pennsylvania State Fish is the Brook Trout. The Brook Trout was designated Pennsylvania State Fish in 1970. The Brook Trout lives in under-water  in conditions that are cool, clean, and pure. The Brook Trout is the only Trout native to Pennsylvania. The Brook Trout is spotted.

Pennsylvania State Flower

  The Pennsylvania State Flower is the Mountain Laurel. The Mountain Laurel was designated the state flower of Pennsylvania in 1933. The Mountain Laurel is also called the Ivybush, Calico Bush, Sheep Laurel, Lambkill, Clamoun, and Spoonwood. The mountain Laurel is a very pretty flower.

Pennsylvania State Cookie

  The Pennsylvania State Cookie is the Chocolate-Chip Cookie. In 1996 a group of 4-th Grade students decided to start a sponsorship for Pennsylvania to get a state cookie. The legislative branch of the government was deciding between the chocolate-chip cookie, the Nazerath sugar cookie, and the oatmeal chocolate-chip cookie.

Pennsylvania State Bird

The Ruffed Grouse is the Pennsylvania State Bird. The Ruffed Grouse has been the Pennsylvania State Bird since 1931. The Ruffed Grouse is 1 of 10 species of Grouse native to North America. The Ruffed Grouse thrives during severe winters that decimate flocks of Quail, Pheasants, and Turkeys. Ruffed Grouse is known as a " Flower Eater "

Pennsylvania State Drink

  

   Milk is the Pennsylvania State Drink. Milk is a very popular drink. Milk is in many dairy products. Milk is is in Butter, Cream, Yogurt, and Cheese just to name a few of the products milk is in. Milk is a drink that is very high in Calcium. Milk goes well with cookies. Milk was designated as the official Pennsylvania state beverage in 1982

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Not Just My Landform Blog

      I have been chosen to do another Social Studies project. This time for my project I am not going to be doing it about landforms. This project is about the state symbols. ( These are the state symbols of Pennsylvania ) I hope you enjoy my blog!

        Here is a website to get more information on State Symbols -->   www.statesymbolsusa.org

Hills

Hills are areas of raised land that aren't raised as high as mountains. The most popular hills are the Rolling Hills.  Hills. Hills are great places to roll down. Most people love rolling down hills. Hills are not the best places to camp but it is possible. Hills are also great places to ride bikes up and down. (Going uphill is harder than going downhill) Hills are also not very tall. So don't be surprized to see one because they are probably the most common landform in the world.

                           

Plateaus

Plateaus are landforms that are very tall. Plateaus are very tall and steep. Plateaus are almost exactly like cliffs. Plateaus are tall areas of land that are flat at the top and are hard to climb up because they don't have a sloped area of land to walk up.The most popular plateau in the world is the Tibetan plateau. Plateaus are great places to run but don't go off the edge! Plateas are also great for rock climbing also.









     Top 10 Most Popular Plateaus

1. Tibetan
2. Columbia
3. Antarctic
4. Colorado
5. Deccan
6. Table Mountain
7. Potohar
8. Atherton
9. Hardangervidda
10. Brazilian

Plains

Plains are gigantic flat areas of land. The inner plains do not have many trees. The inner plains is where we get most of our grains. There are two types of plains. There are the inner plains and the coastal plains. More people live on the coastal plains becuse it is close to the beach. It is also a lot easier to build on the plains then in the other other parts of the worlds. The plains our very fun to people who like to bike but do not liketo bike up or downhill. The plains are great places to play tag to because it is harder to trip over things.

                                                     

                       States with plains In The U.S.

• Iowa
• Kansas
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• North Dakota
• South Dakota
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virgina
• North Carlina
• South Carlina
• Georgia
• Alabama
• Florida
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Tennessee
• Kentucky
• Texas

Lakes

                                          

          Lakes are areas of water that are in the ground and have land surrounding them. The most popular in the world are Lake Baikal,  Lough Neagh, Caspian Sea, and  Lake Tanganyika. Lakes can be made out of fresh water or salt water. The most famous is the Great Salt Lake in Utah, U.S.A. Lakes are everywhere in the world. They are places to cool off at and swim. You can even tube or do water sports there. Lakes are beautiful and are just amazing.

      Top 10 Largest Lakes

1. Caspian Sea
2. Superior
3. Victoria
4. Huron
5. Michigan
6. Aral
7. Tanganyika
8. Baikal
9. Great Bear
10. Nyasa

Basins

                                                                                 
                                  Basins are usually a bowl-shaped landform. Basins are usually very big long wise. The most popular basin in the world is the Lake Eyre basin in Australia. Basins are humongus. Basins are like nature's ditches. They have a lot of different nature scenes.They have trees and sometimes have ponds or lakes. Basins are places to go and enjoy the nature around it or inside it. They can  be skinny and long, or short and fat. They are barely ever short and fat.

                                    

                   Top 10 Largest River Basins

1. Amazon
2. Congo
3. Mississippi-Missouri
4. Plata-Parana-Grande
5. Nile
6. Yenisey
7. Lena
8. Ob-Irtysh
9. Niger
10. Amur

Seas and Oceans

                                     There are four oceans in the world. There names are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic oceans. There are also seven seas in the world that make up the oceans. There names are the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Black, Red, Aegean, Bering, and Caspian seas. The percent of water on Earth is 71.88. That means only 29.22 percent of the world is land! Seas are larger than seas because they are divided into larger sections. Seas and oceans have many animals in them. There are more fish though. There are Blue Tangs, Clown fish, and Goldfish to name a few of the fish that live in these vast waters.

                    The Largest Seas

1. Black Sea
2. Caspian Sea
3. Red Sea
4. Mediterranean
5. Bering Sea
6. Adriatic
7. Aegean

Deserts

                                                                                                                                                        Deserts are usually very, very hot. They don't usually have much life.They don't have much life because they don't have a lot of water. They are mostly made up of sand or dry, cracked soil. The are many plants that live in desert. The most popular is the cactus. There are many animals that live in the desert. These plants and animals don't need a lot of water to survive. The most popular deserts are the Sahara and Death Valley.  The desert is a hot place but it  is beautiful at times.

                                         Top 10 Hottest Deserts

1. Arabian
2. Australian
3. Chihuahuan
4. Kalahari
5. Mojave
6. Monte
7. Sahara
8. Sonorian
9. Syrian
10. Thar

Mountains

There are many different mountains in the world. There are the Rockys, Appalachians, and the Alps to name a few. There can be chains of mountains or just specific mountains that stand out from the rest.There are a lot of huge mountains in the world. The biggest is Mount Evrest. It is 20,320 feet tall. (6,193.6 meters) There are many different mountains to look at and they all look magestic. Mountains are an amazing place to do anything at, you can hike and camp. The mountains are beautiful.  

                             Top 10 Tallest Mountains

      

1.Everest

2.K2
3.Kangchenjunga
4.Lhotse

5.Makalu

6.Cho Oyo

7.Dhaulagiri

8.Mansulu

9.Nanga Parbat

10.Annapurna          

Connor's Landform Blog

Hi, my name is Connor Shaw. I go to school at Bermudian Springs Elementry School  (B. S. E. S.) and I'm working on a Social Studies project at my school. I intend to create a blog about landforms that gives you a lot of information. I hope you enjoy my blog!

 I get all of my pictures from www.google.com/images