Alabama By: Morgan McCrea and Paige Cassell Business Presentations October 9th, 2013
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
Alabama The state capital is Montgomery Population: 4,444,000 Geographical Size- 52,423 square miles
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.
State Facts Bird: Yellowhammer Animal: Black Bear Insect: Monarch Butterfly Flower: Camellia
Nickname(s): Cotton State Yellowhammer Heart of Dixie
Major Cities Birmingham - largest city Montgomery - capital of Arizona Huntsville - Nasa’s Marshall Space Flight Center Tuscaloosa - University of Alabama
Famous People Helen Keller - 1880 Rosa Parks - 1913 Nat “King” Cole - 1919
Tourist Attractions Fort Morgan Oak Mountain State Park Splash Adventure State Park Wind Creek State Park Birmingham Zoo Cheaha Mountain
Natural Resources Treasure of: Timber water wildlife soil 70% is covered in forest.
Geographic Location Eastern south-central, US. Ranks the 29th in size out of all 50 states.
Climate Mainly humid subtropical Three climate divisions; lower coastal plain northern plateau upper coastal plain The average temperature is 64 degrees
Major Industries Agriculture: corn livestock soybeans Mining Iron ore coal Steelmaking
Summary! Alabama is a huge part of agriculture Mostly Humid Many tourist attractions