Mississippi The Magonolia State

Jackson, Mississippi "The Magonolia State".

Information:

Mississippi is named for the Mississippi River which forms its western boundary and emites into the Gulf of Mexico. The name roughly translated from Native American folklore means "Father of Waters". The translation comes from the Chippewa words "mici zibi" meaning "great river" or "gathering in of all the waters." And the algongin word "Messipi". Mississippi was organizied as a territory in 1798 and was admitted as the 20th state to join the union on December 10, 1817  Jackson is the capital city and the largest Metropolitan area.

The State Land Mammal is White Tailed Deer. The State Fish is The Largemouth or Black Bass. The State Insect is the Honeybee. The State Shell is the Osystershell. The Stae Water Mammal is the Bottlenosed Dolphin. The State Fossil is the Prehistoric Whale. The State Bevrage is Milk. 

State Capitol is Jackson.

Area-48,434 square miles.

The Highest Point is on the Mountian -806 feet.

State Motto: "Virtute et armis"

LOCATION:

The Absolute Location of Mississippi is 90.5'N and 93'W.

 The States around Mississippi are Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas. The landforms around Mississippi are The Mississippi River, The Gulf of Mexico.

The capitol of Mississippi is Jackson. The major cities are Hattiesburg, Ellisville, Vicksburg, Columbus.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

The major landform of Mississippi is the Mississippi River.

The climate is very HOT!!!

HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS:

The only Language that is spoken is English.

The customs that are followed are Floklife and Flokfore. 

The religions are Baptists.

Major Schools in Mississippi are University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi State University School of Human Sciences, Jackson Public Schools, Music at Mississippi College.

COMPARE/ CONTRAST:

Well Tennessee and Mississippi have the same state bird which is The Mocking Bird. Alabamas bird is the Yellowhammer which is not the same bird as Mississippis bird.

MOVEMENT:

Major Highways are I 35, I 59, I 20, I 55, I 10.

Public Transportation is cars and buses.

Major Airports are Gulfport-Boloxi Regional Airport, Jackson International Airport.

EXTERNAL LINKS:

#1 www.50states.com

#2 www.encarta.man.com

#3 www.mississippiairports.com

#4 www.mississippi.gov.com

#5 www.mississippi.com

SOURCES:

#1 Mississippi

#2 Shirley

#3 WorldAtlas.com

#4 Mississippi.gov

#5 enchantedlearning.com