A PowerPoint on Alabama

1. Alabama
By: Morgan McCrea and Paige
Cassell
Business Presentations
October 9th, 2013

2. Table of Contents
❏ Alabama
❏ History of Alabama
❏ State Facts
❏ Nickname(s):
❏ More State Facts
❏ Tourist Attractions
❏ Famous People
❏ Natural Resources
❏ Geographical
Resources
❏ Climate
❏ Major Industries
❏ Video!
❏ Summary!
❏ Citations

3. Alabama
★ The state capital is Montgomery
★ Population: 4,444,000
★ Geographical Size- 52,423 square miles

4. History of Alabama
★ Spanish settlers arrived in 1519.
★ Joined the union as the 22nd state on
December 14th, 1819.
★ Alabama succeeded from the Union in
1861.

5. State Facts
★ Bird: Yellowhammer
★ Animal: Black Bear
★ Insect: Monarch
Butterfly
★ Flower: Camellia

6. Nickname(s):
★ Cotton State
★ Yellowhammer
★ Heart
of Dixie

7. Major Cities
★ Birmingham - largest city
★ Montgomery - capital of Arizona
★ Huntsville - Nasa’s Marshall Space Flight Center
★ Tuscaloosa - University of Alabama

8. Famous People
★ Helen Keller - 1880
★ Rosa Parks - 1913
★ Nat “King” Cole - 1919

9. Tourist Attractions
★ Fort Morgan
★ Wind Creek State
Park
★ Oak Mountain State
★ Birmingham Zoo
Park
★ Splash Adventure ★ Cheaha Mountain
State Park

10. Natural Resources
★ Treasure of:
○ Timber
○ water
○ wildlife
○ soil
★ 70% is covered in forest.

11. Geographic Location
★ Eastern south-central, US.
★ Ranks the 29th in size out of all 50
states.

12. Climate
★ Mainly humid subtropical
★ Three climate divisions;
○ lower coastal plain
○ northern plateau
○ upper coastal plain
★ The average temperature is 64 degrees

13. Major Industries
★ Agriculture:
○ corn
○ livestock
○ soybeans
★ Mining
○ Iron ore
○ coal
★ Steelmaking

14. Summary!
★ Alabama is a huge part of agriculture
★ Mostly Humid
★ Many tourist attractions

15. Citations
http://www.alabama.gov
http://www.city-data.com/Alabama-Location-.html
http://yourstateflagstinks.blogspot.com
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/alabama
http://www.postcardsfrom.com/fun/fun-al.html
http://wiki.answers.com/industries_in_Alabama
http://www.aces.edu/forestry/anrc/aboutus.php
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/alabama/
http://www.postcardsfrom.com/stamp/stamp-al.html