1. Georgia Gabriel Vazquez 3/13/2008

2. What other states border my state? Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina

3. Who are some famous people from my state? Martin Luther King Jr. Jimmy Carter Ray Charles

4. What are the major sports teams in my state? Atlanta Braves Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Thrashers

5. What are 5 major cities in my state? Atlanta Augusta Athens Columbus Savannah

6. What are the major resorts and tourist attractions in my state? Stone Mountain Memorial Park Ocmulgee National Monument Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site

7. What are 4 major college and/or universities in my state? University of Georgia Berry College Augusta College Georgia College

8. What are the state bird, tree, flower, and nickname of my state? Bird= Brown Thrasher Tree= Live Oak Flower= Cherokee Rose Nickname= The Empire State of the South

9. Who is Current Governor of my state? Sonny Purdue

10. What is the state population? 6,508,419

11. What is the states capitol? Atlanta

12. Sources Cited “Georgia,” www.Georgia.gov, March 19, 2008. Holtz, Eric, Siegfried. Georgia: The Peach State. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: World Almanac Library, 2002.