Transcript Nevada - Courtney

FACTS:
 The Boxing match between “Gentle Jim” Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons,
held in Carson City in 1897, was the first fight ever filmed.
 Five of the nations last seven gold discoveries have been in Nevada
 Population- 2,790,136 (2013)
Bob Fitzsimmons
http://www.sikids.com/photos/15368/top10-all-time-greatest-middleweights/2
Woman from Nevada gold
mining
“Gentle Jim” Corbett
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/James_J._Corbett
http://nevada-outbackgems.com/prospect/gold_specimen/Natural_gold.htm
FACTS:
 The Nevada State Flag is cobalt blue. In the upper left hand corner are
two sprays of sagebrush, the Nevada State Flower, in a semi-circular
design. Above the sprays is the state name, "NEVADA", a Spanish word
for "Snowclad" as a reminder of the great peaks of the Sierra Nevada
mountain
 The Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas strip is the nation's first off-airport
airline baggage check-in service.
 The Ichthyosaur is Nevada’s official state fossil.
The Imperial Palace
http://www.golfinginlasvegas.com
/hotel-golf-packages/imperialpalace/
Ichthyosauri Family
Nevada State Flag and Seal
NATURAL RESOURCES:
 Nevada's natural resources are its mineral deposits (copper, mercury,
tungsten, gold, silver), wildlife, and beautiful scenery.
 Gold mining in Nevada, a state of the United States, is a major industry,
and one of the largest sources of gold in the world. Nevada currently
mines 79% of all the gold in the United States, which is equivalent to
5,640,000 troy ounces (2009)
 The Comstock was the first important silver-mining district in the United
States, and its discovery stimulated a great deal of prospecting for silver
across the Great Basin area of the United States. The resulting silver
rush led to many other silver discoveries in Nevada.
Nevada’s Scenery
http://eskipaper.com/nevadadesert.html#gal_post_31169_nevada-desert-1.jpg
STATE SYMBOLS:
Mountain Bluebird
 State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
 State Animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep
 State Reptile: Desert Tortoise
 State Fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout
Desert Bighorn Sheep
 State Flower: Sagebrush
http://www.nps.gov/colm/learn/nature/des
ert-bighorn.htm
Lahontan cutthroat trout
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahontan_cutthroat_trout
Desert Tortoise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_tortoise
Sagebrush
STATE SYMBOLS (2):
 State Grass: Indian Rice Grass
 State Tree: Bristlecone pine and Pinus monophylla
 State Rock: Sandstone
 State Metal: Silver
 State Colors: Blue and Silver
Indian Rice Grass
Colors of Nevada
http://www.goodfoodworld.com/2011
/09/on-the-road-montina/
http://www.netstate.com/states/s
ymb/colors/nv_silver_blue.htm
Silver
http://altinvesthq.com/news/whysilver-seems-set-for-a-shiny-future/
Sandstone
http://geology.com/rocks/sandstone.shtml
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:
 Capital City: Carson City
 Tourist Sites:
1.
Las Vegas- In Nevada’s Mojave Desert,, 24-hour casinos and endless
entertainment options. Its focal point is the Strip, just over 4 miles long and lined
with elaborate theme hotels such as the pyramid-shaped Luxor and the Venetian,
complete with Grand Canal; luxury resorts including the Bellagio, set behind
iconic dancing fountains; and innumerable casinos.
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS (2):
3. Reno- Reno is a city in the US state of Nevada near Lake Tahoe. Known as "The
Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is famous for its casinos and as the birthplace
of Caesars Entertainment Corporation
4.Mojave Desert- The Mojave Desert is a rain shadow, mostly high desert area, that
occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central
California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona in the
United States.
Mojave Desert
http://www.ece.rice.edu/~jpr/pics/roadtrip
_dec07/
Reno
http://coastmedicalservice.com/excitingopportunities-for-travel-nurses-in-reno-nevada/
Hot
And
Dry
BRIEF GEOGRAPHY:
Geography:
Nevada is a state located in
the western, and southwestern
regions of the United States..
The Nevada landscape is
composed of sandy deserts,
snow covered mountains, and
grassy valleys. The state can
be divided into three land
regions: the Columbia Plateau,
the Sierra Nevada, and the
Basin and Range Region.
Area:
Land Area:
Water Area:
Mean Elevation:
Highest Point:
Lowest Point:
Geographic Center:
Western Region
Cool
And
Breezy
110,567 square miles
109,806 square miles
761 square miles
1,676 meters
Boundary Peak (4,005 meters)
Colorado River (146 meters)
Lander County
GOVERNOR:
 Brian Edward Sandoval is the 29th and current Governor of the U.S.
state of Nevada and a member of the Republican Party. Sandoval is a
former judge of the United States District Court for the District of
Nevada.
 Born August 5, 1963 (age 52), Redding, CA
 Office- Governor of Nevada since 2011
 Spouse- Kathleen Teipner (m. 1990)
Brian Sandoval
http://www.nndb.com/p
eople/725/000266924
Kathleen Sandoval
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION:
 The plate has
the name
Nevada on
the plate so
you know
where the
license plate
or person is
from
http://www.plateshack.co
m/y2k/Nevada/nvy2k.ht
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 Nevada is
among the
most
mountainous
states in the
contiguous
United States.
 The plate has that
because the states
nickname is “The
Silver State”
QUARTER INFORMATION:
http://www.50states.co
m/quarter/nevada.htm
Released on January 31st , 2006
Description- 3 Mustangs,
mountains, rising sun, sagebrush
(state flower)
“E Pluribus Unum” is the U.S motto
As the old mintage date when
Nevada became a state
FAMOUS PEOPLE:
 Peyton Meyer-Landed a role as a series regular on the Disney
Channel original show Girl Meets World, a spin-off of the popular
series Boy Meets World. He also had a role on the series Dog With
a Blog.
 Pat Nixon-Pat Nixon was the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th
president of the United States. As first lady, she traveled
extensively and championed volunteerism.
http://www.famousbirthdays.co
m/people/peyton-meyer.html
https://en.wikipedia.or
g/wiki/Pat_Nixon
http://www.biography.com/people
/rutina-wesley-538730
 Rutina Wesley-Actress Rutina Wesley came to fame playing the
role of Tara Thornton on the HBO vampire series True Blood.
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http://www.statequarterguide.com/2006-nevada-state-quarter/
http://www.50states.com/quarter/nevada.htm
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/
http://www.dmvnv.com/platesmain.htm
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nv_geography.htm
www.wikipedia.org
“America The Beautiful Nevada” (Book)
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/peyton-meyer.html
http://www.biography.com/people/pat-nixon-9424065
http://www.biography.com/people/rutina-wesley-538730
 http://www.infoplease.com/us-states/nevada.html