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Virginia

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Virginia

 

powhatan_yehakins.jpg - Yekahins of the Arrohateck people of the Powhatan Indian chiefdom

Geography:

What states, country, and/or bodies of water border it? Kentucky,Maryland,north Carolina,Tennessee,West  Virginia

What is the state capital?Richmond

List 2 or 3 large cities in the state:Beach, 438,415; Norfolk, 231,954; Chesapeake, 218,968

What is the area (in square miles) of your state? 42,774 square miles

What is the highest elevation and how high is it?Mount Rogers

What is the lowest elevation and how low is it?Atlantic Ocean

Map of state:

 

History:

Tell the date it became a state and what number state it was (1-50): June 25,1788 (10)

How did the state get its name (origin of name)? In honor of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England

List 2 or 3 of the Native American tribes that are or were found in this state: *The Tutelo and Saponi tribes
*The Yuchi tribe

Tell about a famous person from this state:Cyrus McCormick-Inventor and buisness owner

virginia_capitol_4.jpg - Virginia Capitol Building

Civics:

Who is the governor?Bob McDonnell, R

Who is the lieutenant governor?Bill Bolling, R

Who are the U.S. senators from this state?Mark R. Warmer  and   jim   Webb

How many U.S. House of Representatives members are from this state?11

State Flag:

Economics:

What is mined  in the state? Crushed and broken stone
 

What crops are grown in the state?In 2008 soybeans were Virginia’s number one cash crop

Climate:

What is the average high January temperature of the state capital? 45°

What is the average high July temperature of the state capital? 88°

What is the average low January temperature of the state capital? 25°

What is the average low July temperature of the state capital? 67°

What is the average precipitation for January of the state capital:?  3.3 in

What is the average precipitation for July of the state capital? 5.0 in

virginia_capitol_1.jpg - Virginia Senate

 

Population:

What is the population of the state (year 2000 or later)? 7,293,542

 

Symbols:

State bird:Northern cardinal

State flower:American dogwood 

State tree: Dogwood

State song:Carry Me back to Old Virginny

State nickname:The Old Dominion;

State  Dog:American Foxhound

 

Recreation (What are some fun things to do in this state?): WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment at Hampton Coliseum, Phish at NTELOS Pavilion Harbor Center, Michael Buble at Richmond Coliseum, Michael Buble at Constant Convocation Centre, Mamma Mia at Wolftrap Farm, Willie Nelson at Wolftrap Farm, Sugarland at John Paul Jones Arena, Sugarland at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre-Virginia Beach and Sugarland at Nissan Pavilion.

 

 

 

 

 

What else would you like to tell about this state?  Motto: Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)

 

 

 

 

Bibliography (Where did you find your information?

"Virginia: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — FactMonster.com." Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help — FactMonster.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2010. <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108283.html>.  Kolk, Melinda. powhatan_yehakins.jpg. August 2009. Pics4Learning. 27 May 2010 <http://pics.tech4learning.com

 

Harcourt Horizons People And Communities 

 

" Virginia Indian Tribes and Languages." Native American Language Net: Preserving and promoting indigenous American Indian languages. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2010. <http://www.native-languages.org/virginia.htm>.

 

e. "Site Map page 10 - State Symbols USA." State Symbols USA - official state and national symbols, emblems, icons. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2010. <http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/site-map-10.html#Anchor-VirginiaSymbols>.

 

"Virginia: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — FactMonster.com." Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help — FactMonster.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2010. <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108283.html>.

Comments (2)

bes01 said

at 1:13 pm on Apr 1, 2010

nice job

Mr. Torstenson said

at 1:40 pm on Apr 20, 2010

You need to get busy and complete this project. Check with some of the other students for help.

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