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Beginning in 1607, when ambitious English colonists settled in Jamestown, and continuing until the last of the thirteen colonies was established; geography was a substantial factor in the development of colonial America. The crops that essentially saved the colonists lives, such as tobacco, rice, and indigo, wouldn’t have grown without a certain type and amount of soil to grow properly. Also, the Appalachian Mountains and the dense forests provided a barrier for the colonists, preventing them from going too far west right away, and causing the colonies to form in the arrangement they did. Finally, the population was the most dense in middle colonies, such as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania partly because of the mild

Pennsylvania colony had about 6 different Native American tribes. Pennsylvania is one of the Atlantic coast colony. The Pennsylvania became a colony in the year 1681. The religion that Pennsylvania had was Quaker. The purpose of the Pennsylvania is for Quakers did not have strict rules. Pennsylvania is also called Penn Woods. Also Penn Woods was named After Admiral

Familiarize yourself with the same set of features (cursor movement, shifting the map, decimal/sexagesimal) that were available on the previous maps.

“ The Big Little City,” also commonly know as the city of Pittsburgh, is one of the largest cites in the state of Pennsylvania. With over 144 square kilometers of land area, and approximately seven square kilometers of surface water (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania), the city of Pittsburgh is large by anyone’s standard. The city, which is located in western Pennsylvania, has a very diverse geography which sets it apart from many other cities in the United States. Pittsburgh and its suburbs are known for steep hillsides covered with buildings, streets which have steps for sidewalks, and sidewalks which are named streets. From the highest point in Allegheny County, 1,401 feet at River Hill in Forward Township, to the 710

Coal became the fuel that fired the furnaces of the nation, transforming the Appalachian region socially and economically. Unfortunately mountain people didn't realize the implications of their mineral wealth. Many sold their land and mineral rights for pennies an acre to outlanders. Appalachians became laborers rather than entrepreneurs. Coal became a major industry which was extremely sensitive to outside fluctuations in the economy, leading to boom and bust cycles. The industry was controlled by interests outside the region, so that little of the profit remained or was reinvested.

Pennsylvania is an independent and busy state. Almost 80 percent of people live in urban areas such as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The rest live in rural areas or in small towns like Chambersburg and Lititz. Pennsylvania consists of numerous mountain ranges, rolling hills, and forests. All four seasons make an appearance in this state, and some may say for too long. Average winter temperatures are around 30 degrees fahrenheit, and there is always plenty of snow. Summers are usually around 80 degrees. Some of the most common animals seen in PA are deer, bears, and raccoons. The people are not hard to find either. Many people living in Pennsylvania are independent. They cherish their privacy, keep to themselves, and are cautious when it comes to meeting new people. A wave or a handshake are the most popular greetings; sometimes a hug if the two people know each other well. Although they are

The original Pennsylvania colony was founded in 1682 by William Penn, when the king owed Penn’s father a large deal of money so he gave him land in the New World. Penn used the land to create a new colony so that people who belonged to one of the many religions that were being heavily persecuted at the time would have a place to go. Most of the people of the people that came to Pennsylvania were Quakers that had nowhere else to go. Though the colony did have religious freedom, it was lead by and the majority of the rules were set by Quakers. It was a very strictly run colony, as the Quakers were very intolerant of immorality, so activities like drinking, gambling, and lying were banned, to the point that owning cards or dice was illegal. While

regions of Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania for the reason that the lands of Ohio that were

Bonnie Green, Chief Estimator, agreed that in a normal year only slight delays might develop due to a shortage of labor. However, she pointed out that for such a large project, the company would have to use unionized employees and that the construction industry labor agreements with New York City were to expire on October 30, 2004. Past experience and current construction activity in the surrounding area indicated that any union tradesman would support a strike against the city. Since this is a public project, she estimates that there is a 50% chance that they would strike this project to gain the attention of the national media.

Delaware’s economy was based on trading and agriculture. It also had lumber, ship building, and iron work industries as well as a huge tobacco and fishing

The discovery of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania in the late 1700s led to the development of a robust coal industry in the eastern part of Pennsylvania that grew rapidly and contributed greatly to the history and the economy of Pennsylvania. The book The Face of Decline written by Thomas Dublin, Walter Licht, provides a well written historical and personal account of the discovery, growth, and finally the collapse of the anthracite coal industry in Pennsylvania in a chronological format. Half way through the book one starts to notice some changes in the authors format to cause and effect. The change occurs in order to discuss the cause and resulting effect of events in the region and the solutions. The story is one of great growth and opportunity in the early years which are highlighted by the documented economic growth experienced and supported through testimony within the eastern Pennsylvania coal region. After a period of economic prosperity and community growth from 1900 through 1940 challenges began to erode and occur that created problems for the community and the economy that the coal industry provided. Finally the region’s economy suffered horrendous losses as described by interviews of local residents and families who lived and experienced the rise of the region’s economy. Many of the scars are still evident by the blight and decaying scenes one would experience by traveling through the region’s communities that once fueled the American economy with the energy

An essential component to producing a readable map is to have a scale that matches the scope of the information that is being depicted. My partner, Shaun, and I decided that we would create all three of our maps on the same location in New York City with the scale of each map uniform at 1:8,000. We felt that by creating a certain level of uniformity between each map, we could effectively visualize the mapping techniques that make each map good, bad, or ugly. The maps we designed to have the same information displayed as well, but the text, labels, fonts, color, and symbology are completely different from map to map. With those techniques in mind, I will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the principles that made our good map, as well as

The differences between our maps is defiantly noticeable, starting from the overall colors of the maps, were you can see that I drew a street and several buildings that took a big part of the map, that’s why dark colors like black and brown were dominating the map, while her map was more colorful, because she added some natural attractions. In terms of locations, according to Klinghoffer, “when a child draw a map of his neighborhood, he egocentrically tends to place his own home near its center”, and that’s what I saw in her map, where she located her home at the bottom center, while my home is at the bottom left, the reason why is it on the left side, it is because in reality it is on the left the side of my neighborhood. The distance between her house and Zayed University is small, since she lives in Mohamed bin Zayed city, which is near to Zayed University, and since I live in new Shahama, my map showed a clear big distance between my house and the university. Another difference is that she included

Introduction According to Silver and Balmori (2003 48) “Cartography, a term derived from the word for chart (charte) or drawing, has in recent years undergone a radical transformation.” This was identified earlier as Anson (1988 ix) noted “Today the art and science of map making is caught in the throes of a technological revolution which shows no signs of slowing down.” However, advancements in mapping have been associated with scientific developments in mainly the computer and internet technologies. Prior to this, mapping had been quite primitive in a sense as Wikipedia (2012) states that cartograms were created by hand before Waldo Tobler produced one of the first cartograms aided by computer visualization. During

After communicating expectations with the class, a majority of my classmates began to work on their maps. I knew that my family was traveling to Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, for Thanksgiving break, so I wanted to attempt to complete as much of the map as possible