Maine

This project was originally made in my Business Presentation class on Google Docs.

1. Maine
by Drew Matthews and Trevor Hensley
Business Presentations 10-9-13

2. ●State information
●Maine facts
●Geography
●History
●Natural resources
●Tourist attractions
●Major industries
●Major cities and
colleges
●Maines state symbols

Table of Contents
●Current Events
● Famous People

3. ●The capital of Maine is Augusta
●Maine’s population is 1.3 million people
●Became a state on March 15, 1820
●Official state website-
http://www.maine.gov/

State Information

4. ❖Maine’s state animal is the moose
❖Augusta has 19,136 people
❖Capital is located on the Kennebec River
Maine Facts

5. ●Augusta is the easternmost state capital
in the U.S
●Augusta’s climate is a humid continental
climate
●Maine has many rivers
and streams
Geography

6. ❏A lot of Irish immigrants settled here in
the 19th century
❏Maine was once part of the state
Massachusetts
❏It was the 23rd state admitted to the U.S
History

7. ★ Many forests and fertile soils

★ Granite and limestone are abundant

★ One of the largest copper and zinc
deposits are found in Maine
Natural Resources

8. ●Average amount of rainfall is about 46
inches
●Average amount of snowfall is about 78
inches
●The coldest its ever been in Maine was -
48 degrees F.
●The hottest was 106 degrees F.
Climate

9. ●Funtown Splashtown
○Number one tourist attraction in Maine
○Its a family place
○Many activities and games to play
Tourist Attractions

10. ❏Agriculture-such as potatoes,
blueberries, cranberries

❏Fishing is a big industry in Maine, and
they do a lot of shipbuilding

❏Maine ranks first in potatoes, and second
in the production of apples and milk
Major Industries

11. ●Husson University
○Private university
○Great school for legal studies
●Augusta, Maine
○Capital of Maine
○The population is 18,946
Major Cities and Colleges

12. ➢Berry-Blueberries
➢Bird-Black-Capped Chickadee
➢Tree-Eastern white pine
➢Flag-

Maine’s State Symbols

13. ●Maine had a earthquake last week
○Had a magnitude of 4.0
○Destroyed 3 neighborhoods




Current events

14. ●George W. Bush
●Anna Kendrick
●Stephen King
Famous People

15. www.etravelmaine.com
www.athletica.husson.edu.com
www.greenwichmeantime.com





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