GEORGIABy: Rebecca Kane

Date It Became A State

•Georgia became a State in 1733.•Counties were not formed until 1777.•At that time it was only a portion of what

Georgia is today.

Nickname

•Georgia’s nickname is the “Peach State”. Georgia is known for their highest quality of fruit.

•The peach became the state official fruit in 1995.

Motto

•The Motto is Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.

•Georgia hasn’t specifically adopted a Motto. Their mottoes were adopted as elements of the State Seal.

State Flower

•The state flower is the Cherokee Rose.•In 1916 with help of women clubs the

flower was named as the floral emblem.•The name came from the Cherokee who

widely distributed the plant.

State Bird

•Brown Thrasher•The state game bird is the Bobwhite

State Animal

•State Mammal- Right Wale•State Reptile- Gopher Tortoise•State Fish- Largemouth Bass•State Amphibian- Green Tree Frog•State Insect- Honeybee •State Butterfly- Tiger Swallowtail

State Seal

•The seal is a symbolic image of the constitution as an arch. The arch is held up by 3 pillars to represent the 3 branches of government. It has a banner on there witch says “ Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation”(Georgia’s motto). Then the constitution symbol is protected with a guardian.

State Tree

•Live Oak

State Song

•Georgia’s State Song is “Georgia On My Mind”.

•Lyrics •http://www.50states.com/songs/georgia.ht

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State Flag

Georgia’s State flag has three red and white stripes and the state coat of arms in the blue section of the flag. The 13 state are to represent Georgia’s position as one of the 13 original colonies.

State Jewel/Mineral

•Quartz is the state gem•Staurolite is the state mineral

State Coin

•The coin represents several symbolic traditions.

•The Peach is in the middle, the peach is very associated around Georgia.

•For the background it displays Live Oak branches with the State Motto.

Historical Significance

•About 2,600 local historical icons cover the state.

•Georgia became the 13th colony in USA.•It also was the only one out of the 13 to

receive a financial aid by a vote of Parliament and the British government took part.

Climate

•The climate is mostly high humidity and heavy precipitation. (1,000-2,000mm/yr)

•In midwinter the average temp. is 5c •In midsummer the average temp is 22c • The temps are influenced from the South

and the North, so Georgia acts like a boundary from warm and colder air.

Famous Person

•Martin Luther King Jr. •Born on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta •He was a big part in the civil rights

movement

Map & Location

•Southern US•Ranked 21st in size out of 50 states•Total area is 58,910 sq mi

Capital

•The Capital of Georgia is Atlanta •Atlanta is the home of the “Atlanta

Falcons”.

Foods & Crops

•11.1Million acres devoted to farm land•Georgia grows pretty much everything.

Some examples are blueberries, greens, onions, corn, cotton, meat, peaches, melons, squash, etc.

Governor

•Sonny Perdue• Sworn in as Georgia’s 81 governor on Jan

13, 2003.•He went right into business by reforming

state budgets, cutting wasteful spending, and setting priorities.

Sports Teams

•Professional▫Atlanta Falcons (NFL)▫Atlanta Hawks (NBA)▫Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)

•Stadiums▫Georgia Dome▫Philips Arena

Famous Landmarks, Places, Etc

•A famous landmarks▫Stone Mountain ▫The Little white House▫Sea Island▫ Kennesaw Mount.▫Warm Springs (where President Franklin D.

Roosevelt died in 1945)

Elevations

•The highest point in Georgia is from 5,000-10,000ft

•The lowest is Sea Level. •Most of the higher elevation is in the

North, because of Appalachian Mountains.

Representatives

•Senators▫Saxby Chambliss▫John Isakson

•Representatives ▫13 representatives from 13 different

districts

Taxes•Single Taxpayers:

▫1% on the 1st $750 of taxable income▫2% on taxable income between $751 and

$2250▫3% on taxable income between $2251 and

$3750▫4% on taxable income between $3751 and

$5250▫5% on Taxable income between $5251 and

$7000▫6% on taxable income exceeding $7000

Cost of Average Home

•Value of Owner-occupied▫$111,200

•Price asked for housing units▫$96,500

Incomes

•Median Household▫$42,433

•Median Family▫$94,280

•Per-Capita ▫$21,154

Population

•2009 estimate▫9,829,211

Natural Resources

•forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth

References

• http://mygeorgiagenealogy.com/index.html

• http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname1.htm

• http://www.netstate.com/states/mottoes/ga_motto.htm

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/georgia/

• http://www.stateanimals.com/states/georgia/index.html

• http://www.bankrate.com/brm/itax/edit/state/profiles/state_tax_Ga.asp

• http://www.trulia.com/sitemap/Georgia-real-estate/

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/climate/georgia_climate_climate.html•http://www.buzzle.com/articles/famous-pe

ople-from-georgia.html•http://www.50states.com/sports/georgia.h

tm•http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/coolsprin

g/wstroud/ga.htm•http://www.netstate.com/states/geography

/mapcom/ga_mapscom.htm