Nebraska
Geography:
What states, country, and/or bodies of water border it? Colorado,Iowa,Kansas,Missouri,South Dakota,Wyoming.
What is the state capital? LIncoln
List 2 or 3 large cities in the state: Omaha,Lincoln
What is the area (in square miles) of your state? 77,421
What is the highest elevation and how high is it? Panorama Point Kimball 5,424
What is the lowest elevation and how low is it?Missouri River Richardson 840
Map of state:
History:
Tell the date it became a state and what number state it was (1-50): 37th
How did the state get its name (origin of name)? From an Oto Indian word meaning"flat water".
List 2 or 3 of the Native American tribes that are or were found in this state:The Omahas,and Poncas and Otoes.
Tell about a famous person from this state: The famous person is Gerald Rudolph Ford he was born in Omaha on July 14,1913.
Civics:
Who is the governor? David Heinemen, R ( to Jan.2011
Who is the lieutenant governor? Rick Sheely. R (to Jan2011)
Who are the U.S. senators from this state? Mike Johanns, R (to Jan.2013), and Ben Nelson ( to Jan.2013)
How many U.S. House of Representatives members are from this state? 3
state flag:
Economics:
What is mined in the state? crushed and broken stone
What crops are grown in the state? corn
Climate
What is the average high January temperature of the state capital? 32°
What is the average high July temperature of the state capital? 90°
What is the average low January temperature of the state capital? 10°
What is the average low July temperature of the state capital? 66°
What is the average precipitation for January of the state capital? 0.5 in
What is the average precipitation for July of the state capital? 3.3 in
Population:
What is the population of the state (year 2000 or later)? 1,783,432
Symbols:
state:bird:Western Meadowlark
state:flower:Goldenrod
state:tree:Cottonwood Tree
state:song:"Beautiful Nebraska"
state:nickname: The Cornhusker State
state:insect: honeybee
Recreation (What are some fun things to do in this state?):
Historic Sites
Museums Historic
National Parks
Theme Parks
Tours
Wineries
What would you like to tell about this state? Nebraska is known for growing corn, and their football team is called the cornhuskers. It snows there
Bibliography (Where did you find your information?):
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"Nebraska State Tree - Cottonwood." State Symbols USA - official state and national symbols, emblems, icons. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2010. <http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Nebraska/state-tree-cottonwood.html>.
"Nebraska State Flower - Goldenrod." State Symbols USA - official state and national symbols, emblems, icons. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2010. <http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Nebraska/flower_goldenrod.html>.
" Nebraska Indian Tribes and Languages." Native American Language Net: Preserving and promoting indigenous American Indian languages. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2010. <http://www.native-languages.org/nebraska.htm>.
"Nebraska State Nickname." State Symbols USA - official state and national symbols, emblems, icons. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2010. <http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Nebraska/NebraskaNickname.html>.
Fras, Jim. "Nebraska State Song - "Beautiful Nebraska"." State Symbols USA - official state and national symbols, emblems, icons. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2010. <http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Nebraska/stateSONG.html>.
"Nebraska: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com." ENCHANTED LEARNING HOME PAGE. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2010. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/nebraska/>.
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Comments (6)
bes09 said
at 10:02 am on Apr 2, 2010
Brianna you are doing a lot , but good job.
bes03 said
at 2:48 pm on Apr 6, 2010
I really like your state from Haylee
bes01 said
at 3:25 pm on Apr 9, 2010
Nice job Bir
bes10 said
at 1:14 pm on Apr 12, 2010
hi bri
Mr. Torstenson said
at 1:36 pm on Apr 20, 2010
Since you are almost done, please help some of the others. You are doing a very good job.
Mr. Torstenson said
at 7:08 pm on May 5, 2010
You should probably add some pictures from your state.
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