2. Basic Facts about Georgia
State Capital: Alanta
Population:4,585,874 (July 2011 est)
Area of the state:57,906 sq. mi
State Bird : Brown Thrasher
State tree: Live Oak
State Flower: Cherokee Rose Rosa
laevigata
Statehood:1788
Nickname: The Peach State or the
Empire State of the South
#Of Counties:159
3. Georgia`s Flag and Seal and
what they each stand for
Georgia`s Georgia`s state flag stands for
state seal respect and slavery.
stands for
Wisdom, Ju
stice, and
moderation
.
4. Georgia`s Goverment
Senators: Saxby Chambliss and Johnny
Isakson
Representatives:13
#Electoral votes:16
Governor: Nathan Deal , R
Chief Products: Grain, Meat
Salt, Pepper, and corn
5. Agriculture in Georgia
Georgia`s agriculture is cotton
, poultry(pork), hogs, cattle (beef).
Georgia`s main 5 chief products are
grain, meat, salt, pepper, and corn.
6. Georgia`s Climate
Climate :Humid Subtropical in the summer
and mild most year round and has
plentiful rainfall.
7. Three Largest Cities in Georgia
Atlanta is the first largest city
in Georgia
Augusta ranks the second
largest
Columbus ranks the third
8. Natural Resources , National Parks
, Rivers and Lakes of Georgia
Natural Kennesaw Suwannee
Resources Mountain Lakes:
Soils Battle Field WestPoint
Minerals park
Carters
Forests Fort Pulaski
High Falls
National Rivers:
Parks: Chattahooc
Trail of hee
Tears Savannah
9. Places to visit , Annual events
Places to Visit in Georgia are: Sports :
The Museum and Hall of Fame; Arts: 7
Stages; History: Ivy Hall
Annual Events in Georgia are: Atlanta
Jazz Festival; Atlanta Street Food
Festival; Cans Film Festival
10. What Georgia Looks Like and
Plants and Animals
Georgia has rugged mountains, sandy
beaches, rich valleys, field plains, and a
piedmont plateau
Plants that Georgia has is: Magnolias
, Live Oak trees , Cherokee Roses
Animals that Georgia has is: The Brown
Thrasher , Oak Toad, American Bison
