NORTH DAKOTA

BY: ANTHONY MINOGLIO AND JORDAN MATTHEWS

North DakotaThe Mother Land of all

FarmersBY: Anthony Minoglio and Jordan

Matthews

 

INTRODUCTION

• We will be sharing information about North Dakota such as:

• Industries• Events

• State Parks• Geography• State Symbols•  And Much More!

SOME FUN FACTS

1.Found in 1738  2. Dam makes 400,000 kilowatts of electricity.  3.Most rural 4. 90% of land is farming 5. 20 + state parks  

            

 

 

MAJOR  INDUSTRIES

• Agriculture• Mining • Oil• Manufacture of food

products• Farm implements 

• Farming • Cattle• Electrical Power

Generation

EVENTS

• Craft Shows  • Festivals

   • Marathons 

   • Carnivals

 

NORTH DAKOTA STATE FLAG

   

GEOGRAPHY

• Population:646,844 as of July, 2009

• Geographical Size in sq. miles: 70,698

• 53 Counties

• Important Rivers: Red River,River Missouri, and River James

STATE PARKS  ( 17 STATE PARKS)

  1. Holds the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.   2. Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park  3. Knight River Indian Villages National Historic Site  4. Fort Union Trading Historic Site  

               

  

 

STATE SYMBOLS

Tree: American Elm Bird: Western Meadowlark Fish: Northern Pike Flower:  Wild Prairie Rose Song: North Dakota Hymn

 

MAJOR CITIES AND COLLEGES

• Cities:• Bismark• Dickinson• Fargo• Grand Forks

• Colleges:• North Dakota State

University• Bismark State College• Jamestown College

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Dorthy Adams-Actress• Derek Abney-Football

Player• Jeff Boschee-Basketball

Player• Shannon Curfman-

Singer, Guitarist

• Josh Duhamel-Actor

NICKNAMES OF THE STATE

1. Sioux State  2.Flicker tail state 3. Peach Garden State  4. Rough Rider State

 

NATURAL RECOURCES

• Petrolium•  Natural Gas• Gravel

• Coal•  Sand• Clays and Salts

ELEVATION AND TIME ZONES

• Elevation:•  Highest Point: White

Butte, 3,510 ft.• Lowest Point: Red

River, 750 ft.

• Time Zones:•  Most of State: Central•  Southwest: Mountain

CONCLUSION

• North Dakota is a very beautiful state

• It is rich with farming and agriculture

• It has many major cities

• It has many events and state parks

• Some famous people have come from North Dakota

• It is filled with natural resources

CITATIONS  1. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108256.html    2. http://www.nd.gov/    3. www.wikepedia.org