Transcript Minnesota
Minnesota Facts • Minnesota has a nickname North Star State, because it is the farthest north of the lower forty-eight states. Facts • Minnesota has more than 25,000 miles of streams, rivers that is long enough to create one whole stream so long that it would wrap around the worlds equator. Facts • The states largest lake is the Red lake, it spreads over 430 sq. miles. License plate • Each license plate has what state it is from. • Some plates have handicap and some don’t. Natural resources • Their forests spread endlessly. • The Young Drift Plains spread over South of Minnesota and its western border with the Dakotas. • There’s limestone hills, covered with hard woods forests. Natural resources Glaciers deposited ripples of till, a mixture of sand, clay, and gravel. State symbols • • • • • Motto= The Star of the North Bird= common Loon Flower= Shower Ladies Slipper Animal= Walleye (fish) The state flag shows the state seal on a blue back ground the nineteenth star on the flag represents the union after the original thirteen. Attractions • one attraction is the Twin cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis and St. Paul are more like fraternal twins than identical twins. Certainly the Minnesota zoo, located in suburban Apple Valley spreading over 480acres, also the zoo counted 1700 animals in the zoo. Brief geography • Waters from Minnesota flow north to Hudson Bay, east to the Atlantic ocean. • Most important river of the state is the Mississippi River. Brief geography • There may be as many as 10,000 lakes in Minnesota. • These lakes cover 6% of the area in Minnesota. Brief geography • Tiny ponds provide water for the farmers crops. 3 Famous people • Roger Maris is a baseball player he hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break the single-season record by the legendary Babe Ruth. 3 Famous people • Judy Garland is an actress and a singer, she was the star of many classic films, and known from her tremendous talent and her troubled life. 3 famous people • Warren Burger was the 15th chief justice of the supreme court. Governor • Mark Dayton is Minnesota’s 40th and current governor. Fun fact There are 283 Mc.Donalds in Minnesota!!!!!! By: Rylee Miller The End!!!!!!!!!!!