My name is: _____________________________________________________________

State Worksheet

The state I’d like to live in is:

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1. Map: Find a good image online and save a copy in your folder on your computer desktop.

2. Population: _______________people in the 2000 census. Area (total): _______square miles.

Why do so many (or so few) people live in this state? Is it a big or small state? Does most of the

population live in big cities or is it spread out? Are these facts reasons why you would like to live

there?_______________________________________________________________________

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4. Region (circle one):

Northeast Southeast MidwestSouthwest West

Find a good image online portraying the landscape. What does most of the state look like? For

example, does it have lots of water, mountains, trees, desert area, flat land? Does it make it a good

place to live?__________________________________________________________________

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5. State capitol: _____________________________________________________________

6. State nickname: ___________________________________________________________

7. Date of admission (date that it became a state): ___________________________________

It was the ________ state admitted to the United States.

8. State flag:

a. Find a good image online and save a copy in your folder on your computer desktop.

b. Describe what is on the state flag. What do the pictures, symbols, and/or colors mean?

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9. State motto: _______________________________________________________________

Does the motto relate to why you want to live there? If so, how?____________________________

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10. Climate:

a. What is the average temperature in the winter? _____________ Summer? ______________

b. What is the average snowfall per year? _________________ Rainfall? ___________________

c. Describe other climate conditions:

Is it rainy, sunny, warm, cold, dry and barren, tropical?

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d. Describe what you like about the climate and if it has anything to do with why you want to live

there _______________________________________________________________________

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Find five of the most important events or changes in the history of your state

Find a good image for each online and save a copy in your folder on your computer desktop.

1. Date: ___________________________ Place: __________________________________

What happened? ___________________________________________________________

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It was important because _____________________________________________________

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2. Date: __________________________ Place: __________________________________

What happened? ___________________________________________________________

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It was important because _____________________________________________________

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3. Date: __________________________ Place: __________________________________

What happened? ___________________________________________________________

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It was important because _____________________________________________________

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4. Date: __________________________ Place: __________________________________

What happened? ___________________________________________________________

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It was important because _____________________________________________________

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5. Date: __________________________ Place: __________________________________

What happened? ___________________________________________________________

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It was important because _____________________________________________________

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