Montana
Geography:
What states, country, or bodies of water border it?Canada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho
What is the state capital?Helena
What are some major cities?
What is the area (in square miles) of your state? 147,046
What is the highest point and how high is it?12,799 feet
What is the lowest point and how low is it?1,800 feet
History:How did the state get its name?From the Spanish word meaning"mountain".
Tell when it became a state and what number state it is.November 8, 1889
Tell about a historic figure from this state.
Charlo Head Chief of the Flatheads
Civics:
Who is the governor?Brian Schweitzer
Who is the lieutenant governor?Joh C. Bohlinger
Who are the U.S. senators from this state?Baucus, Max and Tester, Jon
How many U.S. House of Representatives members are from this state?1
State Flag:
Economics:
List resources mined in the state:copper, molybdenum, platinum, metal, talc, catalytic, bentonite,
limestone, coal, gold, silver, zinc, garnets, sand and gravel, oil, gas
List crops grown in the state:wheat, barley, rye, oats, flaxseed, sugar beets, and potatoes
Climate:
What is the average high January temperature of the state capital? 28°F
What is the average high July temperature of the state capital? 85°F
What is the average low January temperature of the state capital?8°F
What is the average low July temperature of the state capital?54°F
What is the average precipitation for January of the state capital?0.6in
What is the average precipitation for July of the state capital?1.1in
Population:
What is the population of the state (year 2000 or later)?902,195
Symbols:
State bird:western meadowlark
State flower:bitterroot
State tree:ponderosa pine
State song:''Montana''
State nickname:Treasure State
Other- State fossil:maiasaura
What other interesting things did you learn about this state?That it has lots of snow in the winter and lots of bears.
Bibliography (Where did you find your information?):
fact monster.com. http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/state/montana.html. 2/20/2008
U.S. House of Representatives.com. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/olm110.html. 3/5/2008
U.S. Flags.com. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states. 3/5/2008
Bird search.com. http://identify.whatbird.com/mwg/_/0/attrs.aspx. 3/5/2008
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