My Montana Presentation

1. MONTANA
By: Brooke Morris and Dylan Morley
Business Presentations
October 10th, 2013

2. Table of Contents
❖State Information…...3
❖Geography……..4
❖Cities/Colleges…..6
❖Major Industries/Services…..7
❖History of state…..8
❖Tourist Attractions…..11
❖Natural Resources…..12
❖Famous people……..13

3. State Information
● The capital of Montana is Helena
● The nickname-Queen City of the Rockies
● Helena was discovered in July 14, 1864

4. Geography
● Montana has a total area of 147,046 sq.
miles (380,850 km)
● Many mountains, rivers, and lakes, etc.
● Famous ones are like the Madison River,
Milk River, and the Jefferson River
● Helena consist of 16.39 sq miles

5. Montana State Information
State motto- Gold and Silver
❏ State Bird- Western Meadowlark
❏ Nickname- Big Sky Country
❏ State Animal- Grizzly Bear
❏ State Flower- Bitterroot
Video Link:
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Grizzly Bear chased off by cows

6. Major Cities/Colleges
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Major city in Montana is Billings
The University of Montana
Bozeman
Flathead Valley Community College
Great Falls College of Technology

7. Major Industries/services
Montana includes:
● private health care
● motels
● law firms
● repair shops
● Mining
● Manufacturing

8. History of State
State Flag
● Montana became a state on November
8th, 1889
● In 1889, state legislatures came
● It passed a law creating the state symbol
a bitterroot (which is the state flower)

9. History of State
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Women’s rights
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Copper Collar
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Building the Capitol
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Sedition Act

10. Tourists Attractions
➢Yellowstone National Park
➢Glacier National Park

11. Tourists Attractions
❖Helena the State Capital

12. Natural Resources
❖Gold & Silver
❖Coal
❖Copper
❖Petroleum
❖Food & Wood Products
❖Wheat
❖Beef cattle
❖Hay
❖Sheep

13. Famous people
● Dorothy Baker- author
● Dirk Benedict- actor
● Jerry Kramer- football player

14. Official State Information
State Website: http://www.mt.gov/
Population of Montana: 1.005 Million

15. Summary
★History
★Great Colleges/Schools
★Climate/Weather
★Geography
★State info
★Industries
★Services
★Tourist Attractions
★Natural Resources

16. Citations
❖www.cenusscope.org
❖www.firstpeople.us
❖www.landscapeimagery.org
❖www.csn.org
❖www.fineartamerica.com
❖www.bozemaninn.com