1. Katlyn Stockslager, Kitana
Brown, Becky Zepp
10-18-12
Business Presentation

2. Cover
● Basic Info ● Famous People
● Website ● Major Cities
● Major Industries ● Facts
● Tourist Attractions ● History
● Climate ● Current Events

3. Basic Information
● Capital: Montgomery
● State Nickname: Yellowhammer State and
The Heart of Dixie
● State Flower: Camellia
● State Bird: Yellowhammer
● State Tree: Longleaf Pine

4. Basic Information Continued
● Location: South East of the United States
● Population: 4,779,736
● Size: 50,744 sq mi. (131,427 sq km)
● Natural Resources: Coal, Forests, and
hydroelectric

5. State Website

6. Major Industries
● Agriculture
● Hydroelectric Power
● Steelmaking
● Food Processing
● Chemical Manufacturing

7. Tourist Attractions
● Huntersville (Rocket City)
● Talladega Superspeedway
● Battle Ship Memorial Park
● Noccalula Falls

8. Birmingham, Alabama

9. State Motto
● We dare defend our rights

10. Climate
● Rainfall(in.): 56
● Snowfall(in.): 0.9
● Precipitation Days: 144
● Sunny Days: 221
● Average Temperature: 60-70 degrees

11. Famous People
● Heather Whitestone- Miss America
● Rosa Parks- Civil rights activist
● Kate Jackson- Actress

12. Major Cities
-Birmingham - -Tuscaloosa -
Vestavia Hills Bessemer
-Mongomery -Hoover
-Moblie -Dothan
-Huntsville - -Dectaur
Florence -Auburn
-Madison
-Phenix City
-Gadsden

13. Facts
● Have bear wrestling
● Dominoes may not be played on Sunday
● Masks may not be worn in public
● You may not wear blue jeans down Noble
Street

14. History of the State
● First to be there: Indians
● First to discover: Europeans
● Joined United states: 1819
● Alabama means "tribal town" from Indians
● Was discovered around 10,000 years ago
● AL gold rush: 1835
● Biggest tornado: in Birmingham and
Tuscaloosa

15. Pictures
Alabama gold rush!
Biggest tornado in Alabama.

16. Current Events
● Children found in apartment, abused.
● 18 year old shot by policeman.
● Vice presidential election

17. Summary
● South part of USA
● Warm
● Very rural
● Lots of Industries

18. Citations
● http://www.globalcomputing.com/StateInfo.cfm?nameid=AL
● https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLRf7dpEG6HJ29nDpORvCAocz9RJPugmN-jA5lWIfCmKQU0E2qtg
● http://www.50states.com/flag/image/nunst002.gif
● http://www.city-data.com/states/Alabama-Climate.html
● http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=climate_rain2011totals
● http://www.missamerica.org/library/images/history/c95a.jpg
● http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108176.html
● http://members.tripod.com/~wild_colt/kjmlbw.jpg
● http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/files/images/ppl/famamer/RParks-yng.jpg
● http://worldpopulationreview.com/alabama-population-2012/
● http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/~/media/A9B8DFF41D7440028E68A1E37CDF7C67.ashx?w=216&h=16
● http://www.skiggles.com/trips/AL/BattleshipPark/Photos/BattleshipMemorial017-L.jpg
● http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/alabama/
● http://www.largeformatphotography.info/qtluong/rodo-redwoods.big.jpeg
● http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/hydroelec/hydro.jpg
● http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/state/alabama
● http://traveltips.usatoday.com/famous-places-alabama-53635.html
● http://www.lovejoyrealty.com/tyfoon/site/relm/images/aa634858e759b66.jpg
● http://southeast.choicehotels.com/alabama-hotels/top10attractions
● https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrD6zwULz4LaY-MijaX7EnXEwo70QYeLt0VoithzwRl75UdFR1bQ
● http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1HNGVYIvsZk/SWZqRXHeAiI/AAAAAAAAArQ/QExF-Iy0QHc/s400/Noccalula+Falls+normal.jpg
● http://www.history.com/topics/alabaa
● http://www.travelmath.com/cities-in/Alabama
● http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/10/jefferson_county_to_appeal_jud.html
● http://www.amazingalabama.com/key-industry-targets.html
● https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCvDkfvmpNvUhpN7Cqxu_KdC3hyGvx8-re3tAxK34mU-LsY9EQ
● http://www.mikeroweworks.com/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Steel-Making.jpg
● http://thegoldenspiral.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/iowa-farm.jpg
● http://216.26.146.243/LawrenceIDB/images/charts_graphs/climate_graph.gif
● http://www.cptr.org/storage/DiscoveringAlabama.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1279335133078
● http://weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/20-weird-alabama.html