Maps - Request for help
I have the Atlas and went to copy the overall US Map but it is too large for the 11x17 paper. So I am searching on line....I found a basic US map with states and state capitals. Will this work for the kids (8x11) they can pass along the atlas and maybe write in where their friends and post cards are from...
This is the latest list of state information to go with it...I know that many of you joined us when I was down for the hurricane - so If you wish to add, please do so ASAP as I need to print this out tomorrow....Sorry for the short notice and lack of time - BLAME it on WILMA.
PS - this does not cut and paste well, so forgive the code problems, you get the idea....
ARIZONA - Grand Canyon State - Post 1000
Capital - Phoenix
State Motto - "Ditat Deus," God Enriches
State Bird - Cactus wren
State Mammal - Ringtail
State Reptile - Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake
State Flower - Saguaro Cactus Blossom
State Tree - Palo Verde
State Gemstone - Turquoise
State Neckwear - The bolo tie
Highest Point - Humphreys Peak - 12,633 feet (3,581 m)
FLORIDA - The Sunshine State - Post 999
Florida was first seen by the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leonon Palm Sunday on April 2, 1513 - he then named the "Pascua de Florida," meaning "Feast of Flowers" and claimed it for Spain.
Capital - Tallahassee
Motto -"In God we trust."
Song - "Swanee River"
Bird - Mocking Bird
Mammal Florida Panther
Marine Mammal - Manatee
Salt Water Mammal - Dolphin
Reptile - Alligator
Insect - Zebra Longwing Butterfly
Flower - Orange Blossom
Tree - Palmetto Palm
Beverage - Orange JuiceMINNESOTA - The Gopher State and North Star State
Origin of the Name Minnesota - Minnesota is from a Dakota Sioux Indian word that means "cloudy water" or "sky water" and refers to local rivers. Dinosaur Fossils Found in Minnesota - Hadrosaur (a duck-billed dinosaur)
State Abbreviation - MN
State Capital - St. Paul
Largest City - Minneapolis
State Motto - "L'Etoile du Nord" - The Star of the North
State Song - Hail Minnesota
Major Industries - farming (corn, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat, dairy products), paper pulp, mining (iron ore)
Major Rivers - Minnesota River, Mississippi River, Rainy River, Red River of the North, St. Croix River
Major Lakes - Upper Red Lake, Lower Red Lake, Mille Lacs Lake, Vermillion Lake, Rainy Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior, Leech Lake, Winnibigoshish Lake, Lake Pepin
Highest Point - Eagle Mountain - 2,301 feet (701 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Iowa, Michigan (across Lake Superior), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Bordering Country - Canada
OHIO - The Buckeye State
Origin if the name Ohio is Iroquoian meaning great river.
Population: 11,353,140
Capital: Columbus
Bird: Cardinal
Song: "Beautiful Ohio"
Motto: With God, all things are possible
Flower: Scarlet Carnation
Major Industries: Manufacturing, farming, mining
Presidents born here: Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William Mckinley, William Taft, Warren Harding
Major Rivers: Ohio River, Cuyahoga River, Miami River, Sandusky River
Major Lakes: Lake Erie
Highest Point: Campbell Hill
Border States: Penn., WV, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan
ALABAMA - Yellowhammer State
Origin of the Name Alabama - Means "tribal town" in Creek Indian language
State Abbreviation - AL
State Capital - Montgomery
Largest City Birmingham
Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, cattle, nursery stock, peanuts, cotton,
Industry: Paper, lumber and wood products, mining, rubber and plastic
Bordering States Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia
State Motto Audemus jura nostra defendere: We Dare Defend Our Rights
State Song - Alabama
State Bird Yellowhammer
State Flower Camellia
Highest Point Cheaha Mountain; 2407 feet, 35th
CALIFORNIA - The Golden State
Origin of the Name California - Named by Spanish after Califia, a mythical paradise in a Spanish romance, written by Montalvo in 1510.
State Abbreviation - Ca
State Capital - Sacramento
Largest City Los Angeles
Major Industries - Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism, Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes
Major Rivers (Not the L.A. River that is for sure!)
Major Lakes Lake Tahoe
Bordering States Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
Bordering Country - Mexico
State Motto Eureka (I have found it)
State Song I Love You, California
State Bird California Valley Quail
State Flower California Golden Poppy
Highest Point Mt Whitney
MASSACHUSETTS - Bay State
Origin of the name Massachusetts - named for an Algonquian Indian word that means "big hill place"
Area - 10,555 square miles - Mass. is the 44th largest state in the U.S.
Population - 6,349,097 (year 2000) - Mass is the 13th most populous state
State Capital - Boston
Largest City - Boston
Major Industries - textiles, electronics, publishing, education, tourism, fishing
Presidential birthplaces - John Adams,John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, George Herbert Walker Bush
State Bird - Black Capped Chickadee
State Dog - Boston Terrier
State Fish - Cod
State Insect - Ladybug
State Flower - Mayflower
State Beverage - Cranberry Juice
State Dessert - Boston Cream Pie
OREGON - The Beaver State
State Capital: Salem
Largest City: Portland
Area: 98,386 sq. miles (Oregon 9th biggest State in USA)
Population: 3,421,399 (way outdated stats in 2000)
Major Industries: timber, paper products, wheat and cattle farming, coal mining, computer equipment, electronics.
Major rivers: Columbia River, Deschutes River, Willamette River, John Day River, Snake River.
Major Lakes: Upper Klamath Lake, Crater Lake
Highest Point: Mount Hood (11,239 feet) above sea level
Bordering States: California, Idaho, Nevada, Washington
Bordering body of water: Pacific Ocean
State Song ,"Oregon, My Oregon"
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