Tyler Shern Ms. Brah montanamatt.com Bordering states include: Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Montana Entered the Union in November 8, 1889 Became the 41 st out of 50 states Name originated from a Latinized Spanish word meaning mountainous Union acquired Eastern Montana from France through the 1803 Louisiana Purchase Western Montana acquired from Great Britain through 1846 Oregon Treaty First explored in 1740s for France by Francois and Louis-Joseph Verendrye Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were first American colonists that explored through Montana 2010 Population: 989,415 (44 th ) Consists of 56 counties Billings is largest city with population of 151,882 (2012) howlingforjustice.wordpress.com Total Area: 147,046 square miles (4 th ) Land Area: 145,545.8 square miles (4 th ) Water Area: 1,490 square miles (26 th ) Highest Point: 12,799 feet (Granite Peak) Lowest Point: 1,800 feet (Kootenai River) G r e a t P l a i n s Rocky Mountains-Montanas largest mountain range which extends diagonally from the Northwestern tip of the state to the southern central part of state. (continues through Wyoming) Covers Western Montana. Great Plains-This vast plain covers Eastern Montana and diagonally extends from Canada to the tip of Mexico. Gently flowing land meeting with small hills and wide river valleys describe this land form. Agriculture: cattle wheat barley sugar beets hay hogs Industry: mining lumber and wood products food processing tourism Fun Facts: Has the largest migration of elk herd in the nation Montana Yogo Sapphire is the only North American gem to be included in the Crown Jewels of England Wacky Laws: Illegal for married woman to fish on Sundays and illegal for unmarried woman to fish at all Against the law to have a sheep in the cab of a truck without a chaperone Montana is a spectacular state for these reasons: Many diverse natural resources Majestic national and state parks Tons of history in the area Gorgeous cities and wonderful towns Numerous outdoor recreational activities to do Excellent educational schools Awesome weather ana.html 1brWKXkjw 000.html ntro.htm comicbook.com