3. Basic Information
• Alabama has one of the
longest navigable inland
waterways in the nation.
• Alabama is nicknamed the
Yellowhammer State, after
the state bird
• Alabama is also known as
the "Heart of Dixie" and the
Cotton State. The state tree
is the Longleaf Pine, and the
state flower is the Camellia
Capital City : Montgomery
4. • The European-American
naming of the Alabama
River and state
originates from the
Alabama people, a
Muskogean-speaking
tribe
• The largest city by
population
is Birmingham
6. • Spoken languages
• English (96.17%)
• Spanish (2.12%)
• Motto(s): Audemus jura
nostra defendere(Latin) We
dare defend our rights
• The oldest city is Mobile,
founded by French
colonists.
7. Point of Interests
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International in
Tuscaloosa County was the first
automotive facility to locate within
the state.
Airbus Mobile Engineering Center
at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile
8. Point of Interests
• Alabama's beaches are
one of the state's major
tourist destinations
• The main house, built in
1833, at Thornhill in
Greene County. It is a
former Black
Belt plantation.
9. Point of Interests
First Baptist Church Opelika
Alabama 1835
Cheaha Mountain, Cheaha State
Park ~ Delta, Alabama.
13. Basic Information
• Alaska is a U.S. state
situated in the
northwest extremity of
the North American
continent. Bordering
the state to the east is
Yukon, a Canadian
territory, and the
Canadian province of
British Columbia,
• Capital: Juneau
• Area: 1,717,854 km²
• Statehood granted:
January 3, 1959
• Governor: Bill Walker
• Population: 735,132
(2013)
22. Profile
• Arizona is a state in the
southwestern region of the
United States. It is also part
of the Western United
States and of the Mountain
West states. It is the sixth
largest and the 15th most
populous of the 50 states.
• Capital: Phoenix
• Minimum wage: 7.90 USD
per hour (Jan 1, 2014)
• Secretary of State: Ken
Bennett
• Governor: Jan Brewer
40. Basic Information
• The state's diverse geography
ranges from the mountainous
regions of the Ozark and the
Ouachita Mountains, which make
up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to
the densely forested land in the
south known as the Arkansas
Timberlands, to the eastern
lowlands along the Mississippi
River and the Arkansas Delta.
Known as "the Natural State", the
diverse regions of Arkansas offer
residents and tourists a variety of
opportunities for outdoor
recreation.
• Capital: Little Rock
• Secretary of State: Mark
Martin
• Minimum wage: 6.25 USD
per hour (Jan 1, 2014)
• Governor: Mike Beebe
• Colleges and Universities:
University of Arkansas,
41. Points of Interest
The William J. Clinton Presidential Center
and Park is the presidential library of Bill
Clinton, the 42nd President of the United
States.
Hot Springs National Park
42. Little Rock River Market District
Mount Magazine State Park is a
2,234-acre Arkansas state park in
Logan County,
43. The Historic Arkansas Museum, sometimes
called HAM, is a state history museum in
downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. Pinnacle Mountain State Park
46. Basic Information
• California is a state located
on the West Coast of the
United States. It is the most
populous U.S. state, home
to one out of eight people
who live in the U.S., with a
total of 38 million people,
and it is the third largest
state by area
• Capital: Sacramento
• Secretary of State: Debra
Bowen
• Minimum wage: 9.00 USD
per hour (Jul 1, 2014)
• Governor: Jerry Brown
• Colleges and Universities:
University of California, Los
Angeles,
65. Basic Information
• Colorado is a U.S. state
encompassing most of the
Southern Rocky Mountains
as well as the northeastern
portion of the Colorado
Plateau and the western
edge of the Great Plains
• Capital: Denver
• Secretary of State: Scott
Gessler
• Governor: John
Hickenlooper
• Attorney general: John
Suthers
• Senators: Michael Bennet,
Mark Udall
67. Tourist Attractions
Garden of the Gods is a public park located
in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US. It was
designated a National Natural Landmark in
1971.
Denver museum of nature and
science