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St. Joseph School Brenden Hollingsworth December 8, 2009 Social Studies Name of the state

Mississippi

States and/or bodies of water that border the state

Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee

Origin of the state’s name

Possible based on Chippewa Indian words "mici loosely meaning great

zibi," river State nickname

Magnolia State

Date admitted to the Union

December 10, 1817

Capital

Jackson

Area

48,434 square miles

Population

2,844,658

Five largest cities

Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg,

Greenville Climate long mild

Mississippi has a warm, humid climate, with summers and short, winters. Temperatures average about 28‹ C 82‹ F) in July and (about 48‹ F)

(about about 9‹ C in January. The temperature varies little across the state in summer, but in winter the region near Mississippi Sound is significantly warmer than most of the rest of the state. Natural resources

Soil, abundant supplies of surface water,

valuable natural gas, gravel Time zone

petroleum and sand and Central

State bird

Mockingbird

State flower

Magnolia

State tree

Southern Magnolia

State song

Go Mis-sis-sip-pi

Picture of state flag Tourist attractions Zoo, coast, Delta museum, Vicksburg battlefield Present Governor

Graceland, Mammy’s Cupboard, Jackson Mississippi Gulf Blues

Haley Barbour

1. A delta is a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. A delta is often (but not always) shaped like a triangle. The Mississippi Delta Queen is an American riverboat that has traveled the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers since 1927. Guests can still enjoy the leisurely pleasures of river boat travel. 2. William Faulkner was an American novelist and one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known novels are The Sound and the Fury (1929),As I Lay Dying (1930), Sanctuary (1931), Light in August (1932), Absalom, Absalom! (1936), The Unvanquished (1938), The Hamlet (1940), Intruder in the Dust (1948), Requiem for a Nun (1951), A Fable (1954; Pulitzer Prize), The Town (1957), The Mansion (1959), and The Reivers (1962; Pulitzer Prize).