Alabama
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Geographic |
Economic |
| Historical | Trivia |
Geographic
| Capital: | Montgomery |
| Population of the state: Population rank: |
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0004986.html http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state_population.php?sid=1&sn=Alabama&StateSubCatID=5 |
| Area in square miles: | Alabama covers 52,423 square
miles, making it the 30th largest of the
50 states. 1,673 square miles of Alabama are covered by water. 50,750 square miles of Alabama are land areas. |
| Important bodies of water: |
Tombigbee River,
Alabama River,
Tennessee River,
Chattahoochee River.
You may view a
large map of Alabama
that will show you the major rivers. Guntersville Lake, Wilson Lake, Martin Lake, West Point Lake, Lewis Smith Lake |
| Land Features found in the state | http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state_sub_category.php?sid=1&sn=Alabama&StateSubCatID=2 |
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Maps |
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/state/alabama.html |
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Flags |
http://www.50states.com/flag/alflag.htm |
| Agriculture Manufacturing Mining |
http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state_sub_category.php?sid=1&sn=Alabama&StateSubCatID=3 http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0856530.html |
| Major Cities (not the capital) | http://www.netstate.com/states/alma/al_alma.htm#cities http://www.citiesunlimited.com/ |
| Places of Interest/Tourist Attractions | http://www.touralabama.org/ |
| Date of
Statehood Number that the state joined the US: |
http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/st_admit.htm http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/al |
| Major
historical dates (at least one in each century): |
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/history-us-state-alabama.htm |
| Famous People from the state | http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state_famouspeople.php?sid=1&sn=Alabama&StateSubCatID=7 |
| Reasons for Settlement: Why did people go to your state? | http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/settle/set3.html |
| Climate: | http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state_sub_category.php?sid=1&sn=Alabama&StateSubCatID=1 |
| Nickname: | http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/al_intro.htm |
| Flower: State Song: State Bird: State Animal (Mammal) Motto: Tree: Fruit: |
http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/emblems.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108176.html http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/alabama.htm http://www.50states.com/bird/statelst.htm |
| Representative Foods
(describe what you would be served for dinner): |
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| Other interesting information about your state: | http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/al |