State smart: the U.S. in focus part 1.State Smart The U.S. in Focus: Part 1 Part I of the U.S. in Focus is a convenient guide to essential facts about the SO states. How do the political parties in Congress break down by state? Where did each state get its name, and when did it enter the Union? What about your state? Keep this table as a valuable resource all year. Area: 3,717,796 sq mi. Population: 303,578,572 (as of Dec. 12, 2007); ranks third after China and India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c. . Capital: Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C. Political System: Presidential-legislative democracy. Chief Executive: George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). W. Bush, 43rd President (Republican). 110th Congress: 100 Senators The term Senators can refer to:
The Senate: 49 Democrats The List of notable Democrats is a list of prominent politicians, government officials, and organizational leaders of the Democratic Party of the United States. Prominent figures of the Democratic Party Currently notable Democrats
Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D, Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N). ). The House of Representatives: 233 Democrats, 200 Republicans* (see below); Speaker: Nancy Pelosi (D, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). ). Chief Justice of the United States the presiding judge of the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the republic. See also: Chief justice : John G. Roberts Jr. State Governors: 28 Democrats, 22 Republicans.
LAND AREA
STATE NAME ORIGIN ENTERED (SQ MI)
NICKNAME OF NAME UNION POPULATION (2)
ALABAMA Named for the Alibamu 1819 51,718
The Yellowhammer Indian tribe 4,599,030
State
ALASKA Russian version of an 1959 587,878
The Last Frontier Aleut word meaning 670,053
great land
ARIZONA Indian word arizonac, 1912 114,007
The Grand Canyon which means small 6,166,318
State spring
ARKANSAS From an Indian word 1836 53,183
The Natural State meaning land of 2,810,872
downstream people
CALIFORNIA Named after a treasure 1850 158,648
The Golden State island in a popular 36,457,549
Spanish tale
COLORADO Spanish for colored red 1876 104,100
The Centennial 4,753,377
State
CONNECTICUT Algonquian Indian word 1788 5,006
The Constitution that means on the long 3,504,809
State tidal river
DELAWARE Honors Lord De La Warr, 1787 2,026
The First State first Governor of 853,476
Virginia
FLORIDA Spanish word meaning 1845 58,681
The Sunshine State flowery 18,089,888
GEORGIA Honors King George II 1788 58,930
The Empire State of Great Britain 9,363,941
of the South
HAWAII Named in honor of 1959 6,459
The Aloha State Polynesian Chief 1,285,498
Hawaii-loa
IDAHO Word invented by 1890 83,574
The Gem State settlers; the meaning 1,466,465
is unknown
ILLINOIS For the Illiniwek 1818 56,343
The Prairie State Indians; the name means 12,831,970
superior men
INDIANA The name means land of 1816 36,185
The Hoosier State Indians 6,313,520
IOWA Indian word for 1846 56,276
The Hawkeye State beautiful land 2,982,085
KANSAS For the Kansa Indians; 1861 82,282
The Sunflower the name means people 2,764,075
State of the south wind
KENTUCKY Cherokee word for 1792 40,411
The Bluegrass meadowland 4,206,074
State
LOUISIANA Honors Louis XIV, King 1812 47,717
The Pelican State of France 4,287,768
MAINE Named by English 1820 33,128
The Pine Tree explorers; name is 1,321,574
State short for mainland
MARYLAND Honors Queen Henrietta 1788 10,455
The Old Line Maria of England 5,615,727
State;
The Free State
MASSACHUSETTS For the Massachusett 1788 8,262
The Bay State Indians; the name means 6,437,193
near the great hill
MICHIGAN Chippewa word 1837 58,513
The Wolverine Michigama, which means 10,095,643
State great lake
MINNESOTA From two Sioux Indian 1858 84,397
The North Star words that mean 5,167,101
State sky-tinted waters
MISSISSIPPI Indian word that means 1817 47,695
The Magnolia State big river or father of 2,910,540
waters
MISSOURI Indian word that means 1821 69,709
The Show-Me State town of the large 5,842,713
canoes
MONTANA Spanish word meaning 1889 147,047
The Treasure State mountainous 944,632
NEBRASKA Oto Indian word 1867 77,359
The Cornhusker nebrathka, which means 1,768,331
State flat water
NEVADA Spanish word meaning 1864 110,567
The Silver State snow-clad 2,495,529
NEW HAMPSHIRE Named for Hampshire, a 1788 9,283
The Granite State county in England 1,314,895
NEW JERSEY Named for Jersey, an 1787 7,790
The Garden State island in the English 8,724,560
Channel
NEW MEXICO Named after the country 1912 121,599
The Land of Mexico 1,954,599
Enchantment
NEW YORK Honors England's Duke 1788 49,112
The Empire State of York 19,306,183
NORTH CAROLINA Honors King Charles I 1789 52,672
The Tar Heel of England (originally 8,856,505
State; The Old Province of Carolana,
North State or land of Charles)
NORTH DAKOTA Named for the Dakota 1889 70,704
The Peace Garden Sioux Indians of the 635,867
State region
OHIO Iroquois Indian word 1803 41,328
The Buckeye State that means something 11,478,006
great
OKLAHOMA Choctaw Indian words 1907 69,903
The Sooner State okla, meaning people, 3,579,212
and homma, meaning red
OREGON French word ouragan, 1859 97,052
The Beaver State meaning hurricane 3,700,758
PENNSYLVANIA Honors Sir William 1787 45,310
The Keystone State Penn, father of the 12,440,621
colony's founder; the
name means Penn's Woods
in Latin
RHODE ISLAND After the Greek island 1790 1,213
The Ocean State of Rhodes 1,067,610
SOUTH CAROLINA Honors King Charles I 1788 31,117
The Palmetto State of England (see North 4,321,249
Carolina)
SOUTH DAKOTA Named for the Dakota 1889 77,122
The Mount Rushmore Sioux Indians of the 781,919
State region
TENNESSEE From Tanasie, the name 1796 42,146
The Volunteer of a Cherokee Indian 6,038,803
State village
TEXAS From an Indian word 1845 266,874
The Lone Star that means friends 23,507,783
State
UTAH Named for the Ute 1896 84,905
The Beehive State Indians of the region 2,550,063
VERMONT French words vert, 1791 9,615
The Green Mountain meaning green, and 623,908
State mont, meaning mountain
VIRGINIA Honors "the Virgin 1788 40,598
The Old Dominion Queen," England's 7,642,884
Elizabeth I
WASHINGTON Named in honor of 1889 68,126
The Evergreen George Washington 6,395,798
State
WEST VIRGINIA Honors "the Virgin 1863 24,231
The Mountain State Queen," England's 1,818,470
Elizabeth I
WISCONSIN From an Indian word 1848 56,145
The Badger State meaning grassy place 5,556,506
WYOMING From a Delaware Indian 1890 97,818
The Equality State word meaning upon the 515,004
great plain
STATE NAME U.S. U.S.
NICKNAME CAPITAL GOVERNOR SENATORS REPS.
ALABAMA Montgomery Bob Riley, R 2R 2D
The Yellowhammer 5R
State
ALASKA Juneau Sarah Palin, R 2R 1R
The Last Frontier
ARIZONA Phoenix Janet 2R 4D
The Grand Canyon Napolitano, D 4R
State
ARKANSAS Little Rock Mike Beebe, D 2D 3D
The Natural State 1R
CALIFORNIA Sacramento Arnold 2D 34D
The Golden State Schwarzenegger, 19R
R
COLORADO Denver Bill Ritter, D 1D 4D
The Centennial 1R 3R
State
CONNECTICUT Hartford M. Jodi Rell, R 1D 4D
The Constitution 1 1R
State Ind. (1)
DELAWARE Dover Ruth Ann 2D 1R
The First State Minner, D
FLORIDA Tallahassee Charlie Crist, R 1D 9D
The Sunshine State 1R 16R
GEORGIA Atlanta Sonny Perdue, R 2R 6D
The Empire State 7R
of the South
HAWAII Honolulu Linda Lingle, R 2D 2D
The Aloha State
IDAHO Boise C. L. "Butch" 2R 2R
The Gem State Otter, R
ILLINOIS Springfield Rod 2D 10D
The Prairie State Blagojevich, D 8R *
INDIANA Indianapolis Mitch Daniels, R 1D 5D
The Hoosier State 1R 4R
IOWA Des Moines Chet Culver, D 1D 3D
The Hawkeye State 1R 2R
KANSAS Topeka Kathleen 2R 2D
The Sunflower Sebelius, D 2R
State
KENTUCKY Frankfort Steve Beshear, D 2R 2D
The Bluegrass 4R
State
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge Bobby Jindal, R 1D 2D
The Pelican State 1R 4R *
MAINE Augusta John Baldacci, D 2R 2D
The Pine Tree
State
MARYLAND Annapolis Martin 2D 6D
The Old Line O'Malley, D 2R
State;
The Free State
MASSACHUSETTS Boston Deval Patrick, D 2D 10D
The Bay State
MICHIGAN Lansing Jennifer 2D 6D
The Wolverine Granholm, D 9R
State
MINNESOTA St. Paul Tim Pawlenty, R 1D 5D
The North Star 1R 3R
State
MISSISSIPPI Jackson Haley Barbour, R 2D 2D
The Magnolia State 2R
MISSOURI Jefferson Matt Blunt, R 1D 4D
The Show-Me State City 1R 5R
MONTANA Helena Brian 2D 1R
The Treasure State Schweitzer, D
NEBRASKA Lincoln Dave Heineman, R 1D 3R
The Cornhusker 1R
State
NEVADA Carson City Jim Gibbons, R 1D 1D
The Silver State 1R 2R
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord John Lynch, D 2R 2D
The Granite State
NEW JERSEY Trenton Jon Corzine, D 2D 7D
The Garden State 6R
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe Bill 1D 1D
The Land of Richardson, D 1R 2R
Enchantment
NEW YORK Albany Eliot Spitzer, D 2D 23D
The Empire State 6R
NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh Michael 2R 7D
The Tar Heel Easley, D 6R
State; The Old
North State
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck John Hoeven, R 2D 1D
The Peace Garden
State
OHIO Columbus Ted 1D 7D
The Buckeye State Strickland, D 1R 11R
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Brad Henry, D 2R 1D
The Sooner State City 4R
OREGON Salem Ted 1D 4D
The Beaver State Kulongoski, D 1R 1R
PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg Edward 1D 11D
The Keystone State Rendell, D 1R 8R
RHODE ISLAND Providence Don Carcieri, R 2D 2D
The Ocean State
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia Mark Sanford, R 2R 2D
The Palmetto State 4R
SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre Mike Rounds, R 1D 1D
The Mount Rushmore 1R
State
TENNESSEE Nashville Phil Bredesen, D 2R 5D
The Volunteer 4R
State
TEXAS Austin Rick Perry, R 2R 13D
The Lone Star 19R
State
UTAH Salt Lake Jon Huntsman 2R 1D
The Beehive State City Jr., R 2R
VERMONT Montpelier Jim Douglas, R 1D 1D
The Green Mountain 1
State Ind. (1)
VIRGINIA Richmond Tim Kaine, D 1D 3D
The Old Dominion 1R 8R
WASHINGTON Olympia Chris 2D 6D
The Evergreen Gregoire, D 3R
State
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston Joe Manchin 2D 2D
The Mountain State III, D 1R
WISCONSIN Madison Jim Doyle, D 2D 5D
The Badger State 3R
WYOMING Cheyenne Dave 2R 1R
The Equality State Freudenthal, D
* Vacancies in Illinois 14th and Louisiana 1st congressional
districts not filled at press time.
Capital District, Territories, and Possessions
LAND AREA
STATUS (SQ MI)
NAME ORIGIN OF NAME DATE ACQUIRED POPULATION (2)
DISTRICT OF Honors Christopher Federal 68
COLUMBIA (D.C.) Columbus district (3) 581,530
1800 (4)
AMERICAN SAMOA Ancient Pacific U.S. territory 77
deity 1900 (5) 57,291
GUAM Guahan word that U.S. territory 209
meanswe have 1898 (6) 154,805
NORTHERN Honors Maria Ana Self-governing 184
MARIANA ISLANDS of Austria, the commonwealth 69,221
mother of Spain's 1947 (7)
King Carlos II
PUERTO RICO Spanish for rich Self-governing 3,515
port commonwealth 3,927,776
1898 (9)
U.S. VIRGIN Named for the U.S. territory 132
ISLANDS Virgins of St. 1917 (11) 108,612
Ursula, an early
religious order
NAME CAPITAL HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
DISTRICT OF Washington Mayor Adrian M.
COLUMBIA (D.C.) Fenty, D
AMERICAN SAMOA Pago Pago Governor Togiola
Tulafono, D
GUAM Hagatna Governor Felix
Camacho, R
NORTHERN Saipan Governor Benigno
MARIANA ISLANDS Fitial (C) (8)
PUERTO RICO San Juan Governor Anibal
Acevedo Vila (PDP) (10)
U.S. VIRGIN Charlotte Amalie, Governor John
ISLANDS St. Thomas de Jongh Jr., D
FOOTNOTES: (1) Independents are not elected as representatives of a
political party. Both independents in the Senate are allied with the
Democrats. (2) State, D.C., and Puerto Rico population figures: U.S.
Census Bureau, July 2006 estimates; Territories: 2000 Census. (3) Seat
of U.S. government. (4) Date when federal government moved from
Philadelphia to Washington. (5) Date gained by treaty with the U.K. and
Germany. (6) Date ceded to U.S. by Spain after the Spanish-American
War; became a U.S. territory in 1950. (7) Date administration by U.S.
began (in a trusteeship for the United Nations); became a
self-governing commonwealth in 1978. (8) Covenant Party. (9) Date ceded
to U.S. by Spain after the Spanish-American War; became a
self-governing commonwealth in 1952. (10) Popular Democratic Party.
(11) Date purchased from Denmark. SOURCES: Nickname, date entered
Union/acquired, capital: The Book of the States. Origin of name, land
area: World Book Encyclopedia. Population: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Governor/head of government: National Governors Association. U.S.
Senators and Representatives: U.S. House and Senate Web sites,
congressional offices.
Lesson 3 Objectives * Interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating statistical data. * Making and testing hypotheses based on statistical data. Before Reading Talk about statistics and wily we use them. How can they help us understand abstract ideas? make conjectures This is an incomplete list of mathematical conjectures. They are divided into four sections, according to their status in 2007. See also:
v. 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions. 3. situations? How can they be used to mislead mis·lead tr.v. mis·led , mis·lead·ing, mis·leads 1. To lead in the wrong direction. 2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive. , confuse con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. , or fabricate? Does it matter who compiles statistical data and how? Reading prompt: What kinds of questions can be answered using these data? * During Reading (1) Have students focus on one category at a time, making comparisons among the states, federal district, and territories. (2) If you were in charge of compiling com·pile tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles 1. To gather into a single book. 2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources: these data, how often would you revise them? Why? Which categories are least likely to change? * After Reading * Rate your state: How does your home state compare with others in various categories? Did you discover anything that surprised you? Support your answers with examples from the tables. * Keep It Going Have students find their home state on the map (pp. 8-9), and list all the states sharing a border. (If the home state is Alaska Alaska (əlă`skə), largest in area of the United States but third smallest (exceeding only Vermont and Wyoming) in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent, separated from the coterminous United States or Hawaii Hawaii, island, United States Hawaii, island (1990 pop. 120,217), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive with Hawaii co.; known as the Big Island. , list states that border the Pacific Ocean.) Assign three categories of information by which to compare those states. Have students create a table, graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. , chart, or diagram diagram /di·a·gram/ (di´ah-gram) a graphic representation, in simplest form, of an object or concept, made up of lines and lacking pictorial elements. illustrating the comparisons. RESOURCES * INTERNET * Current Governors. Bias and state info. www.nga.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. (click "Current Governors" link) * State Facts for Students. Basic Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census data. census census, periodic official count of the number of persons and their condition and of the resources of a country. In ancient times, among the Jews and Romans, such enumeration was mainly for taxation and conscription purposes. .gov/schools/facts * United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. : Facts and Figures. Data by topic. nationmaster NationMaster is a web site that features a large database of variables for comparing countries. A wide range of demographic indicators are covered including literacy rates, taxation levels, and murders per capita. .com/country/us-united-states * U.S. Cities. A variety of data. infoplease.com/ipa/A0108476.html * BOOKSHELF * Data, Graphing, and Statistics, Rebecca Rebecca or Rebekah (both: rēbĕk`ə), wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob. One day, as was her custom, she drew water at the city well; while there she showed kindness to Eliezer, Abraham's servant. Wingard-Nelson (Enslow Publishers, 2004). Definitions, hints, and review. Grades 4-8. * State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 2006, U.S. Census Bureau (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006). Grades 6 & cup. Quick quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. * Write the letter of the correct answer on the line before each question. --11. Which state was named for a place in Greece Greece, Gr. Hellas or Ellas, republic (2005 est. pop. 10,668,000), 50,944 sq mi (131,945 sq km), SE Europe. It occupies the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula and borders on the Ionian Sea in the west, on the Mediterranean Sea in the south, on ? A. Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). B. Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. C. Nevada D. Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. --12. Which place has the highest percentage of population over age 65? A. California B. District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). C. Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and D. Maine Maine, ship Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan. --13. Which place has the greatest number of Representatives in Congress? A. Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). B. California C. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of D. Texas --14. What is Alaska's nickname (1) An alternate name used to identify yourself in a chat room. (2) A shortcut for identifying a recipient in an e-mail address book. ? A. the Granite granite, coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light color, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars. It usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende, and minor accessory minerals may be present. State B. the Last Frontier frontier, in U.S. history, the border area of settlement of Europeans and their descendants; it was vital in the conquest of the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific. C. the Old North State D. the Silver State --15. Which state has the highest percentage of 8th-graders at or above proficient pro·fi·cient adj. Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning. n. An expert; an adept. reading level? A. Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). B. Delaware Delaware, state, United States Delaware (dĕl`əwâr, –wər), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). C. Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States.
D. Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. --16. Who is the Governor of Massachusetts The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick. Constitutional role ? A. Rod Blagojevich Milorad Blagojevich, commonly known as Rod R. Blagojevich (pronounced IPA: [blə.ˈgɔɪ.ə.ˌvɪtʃ] listen B. Don Carcieri C. John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III (born March 13, 1957), is a North Dakota banker and Republican politician who is most well known for his current tenure as the Governor of North Dakota. D. Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician and the current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On November 7, 2006, Patrick became the first African American elected governor of Massachusetts and the second in United States history. --17. Hagatna is the capital of which place? A. American Samoa American Samoa, officially Territory of American Samoa, unincorporated territory of the United States (2000 pop. 57,291), comprising the eastern half of the Samoa island chain in the South Pacific. B. Guam Guam (gwäm), Chamorro Guåhan, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands (see also Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States (2005 est. pop. C. Hawaii D. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. --18. Which of these states entered the Union first? A. Delaware B. Massachusetts C. New York D. Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). --19. Which place has the highest personal income per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. ? A. District of Columbia B. Massachusetts C. New York D. Texas --20. Which would best explain that high income? A. advertising agencies B. federal officials C. New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. D. oil tycoons ANSWERS 11. D (for the island of Rhodes Rhodes (rōdz) or Ródhos (rô`thôs), island (1990 est. pop. 90,000), c.540 sq mi (1,400 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; largest of the Dodecanese, near Turkey. ) 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. B |
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