Arkansas By

Nadia Chilcoat

Jonathan Lingg

Business Presentations

10/19/2012

Location

• Central Southwest United States

• 29 largest out of 50 in size

State Flag

• Diamond- Only state where diamonds have been mined

• 25 stars- 25th state admitted to the Union

• 3 lower blue stars- Spain, France, and the United States-

earlier rulers

• Upper blue star- Part of the Confederacy during the Civil

War

General Info

Capital: Little Rock

Population: 2,692,090

State Website: Arkansas (http://portal.arkansas.gov/Pages/default.aspx)

Size: 53,182 Square Miles

History

• Native Americans made most of the population in 1541

• Part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803

• Seceded from the Union in 1861, part of US again in 1865

Economy

• 36% of the state is agriculture

• 37% of agriculture make crops

• Mostly chicken and cattle

• Natural Gas is mined

• Most important crop- rice

• Tourism plays large role

Tourist Attractions

• Lover's leap overlook o In Queen Wilhelmina State Park

• Blanchard Springs Caverns

• Hot Springs National Park

Climate

• Mostly warm and humid year round

• Average of 49 inches of rain a year

• Average High and Low

o High: 81°F

o Low: 40°F

• 5.2 Inches of snow a year

Natural Resources

• Diamonds

o Only public diamond mine in the world

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• 54% forest

Major Cities and Colleges

Cities:

o Little Rock- 193,524

o Fort Smith- 86,209

o Fayetteville- 73,580

Colleges:

o Arkansas State

University

o University of Arkansas

o Lyon College

State Motto

"Regnat Populus"

State Bird, Flower, and Animal

State Bird: Northern Mockingbird

State Flower: Apple Blossom

State Animals

Mammal: White-tailed Deer

Insect: Honeybee

State Nickname

"The Land of Opportunity, The Natural State."

Famous People From Arkansas

• Bill Clinton

• Johnny Cash

• Louis Jordan

• Mary Steenburgen

Arkansas Video

Summary

• Arkansas has many natural resources like coal, and diamond

• Arkansas is mostly forest

• There are some pretty cool tourist attractions like Lover's

Leap Lookout

• Some well-known people were born there like Johnny Cash

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