1. NORTH CAROLINA

2. GEOGRAPHY  NORTH CAROLINA IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST.  THE HIGHEST POINT IN MY STATE IS MT. MITCHELL 6,684 FEET, 16 th.  Mount Mitchell is the highest point in North Carolina and the highest point east of the Mississippi River. It rises to 6,684 feet above sea level (396 feet higher than Mount Washington in New Hampshire) in the Black Mountains about 35 miles northeast of Asheville.Mount MitchellNew HampshireAsheville  IT IS BORDERED BY GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSE, AND VIRGINIA.

3. NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL AND THREE CITIES  NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL IS RALEIGH.  ABERDEEN, BANNER ELK, CANDLER ARE ALL CITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA.  RALEIGH IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER.  NORTH CAROLINA HAS A POPULATION OF 8,049,313;.

4. SYMBOLS o NORTH CAROLINA STATE FLOWER IS A DOGWOOD. o NORTH CAROLINA STATE BIRD IS A CARDINAL.. o STATE MOTTO: ESSE QUAM VIDERI TO, BE RATHER THAN TO BE SEEN. o THE STATE NICKNAME IS OLD NORTH STATE/TAR HEEL STATE. o THE STATE FLAG.

5. THREE FAMOUS PEOPLE  James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the US. He was the surprise candidate for president in 1844 elections as he gave promises to annex Texas. He led the US to victory in the Mexican-American War, and gave the US most of its present Southwest regions.  Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1939) [1] is an American singer, and musician who is notable for jazz, Pop, R&B, and folk music. She is best known for her classic #1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love"; and for "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of her many duets with the late Donny Hathaway. [1]Americansinger musicianjazzPopR&Bfolk musicThe First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceKilling Me Softly with His SongFeel Like Makin' LoveWhere Is the LoveThe Closer I Get to YouDonny Hathaway  Ava Gardner is famous for featuring among the American Film Institute's greatest female stars. She was born in 1922 and passed away in 1990 just after becoming one of Hollywood's leading actresses.

6. NATURAL RESOURCES  TOBACCO  RED DIRT ALSO KNOWN AS CLAY  POULTRY AND EGGS  TOBACCO  HOGS,  MILK.

7. INDUSTRIES TOBACCO PRODUCTS, TEXTILE GOODS, CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY TOURISM

8. TWO ATTRACTION SITES NASCAR HALL OF FAME: More than 50 interactive attractions. Nearly 1,000 artifacts. 4 floors and 150,000 square feet of fun! WHITE WATER: IS AN ADVENTURE PARK FILLED WITH WATER RIDES

9. MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA N.C. JOINED THE UNION ON NOVEMBER 21, 1789

10. LIST FIVE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT N.C. The first state art museum in the country is located in Raleigh. The first Pepsi was created and served in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898 The Biltmore Estate in Asheville is the largest private house in the world, with 250 rooms. The Biltmore Estate Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914. Babe Ruth The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in the United States.

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY I used the following websites: http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm#.U3WIdJVOXIW www.maps.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763770.html http://www.charlottesgotalot.com/attractions-tours-listings http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/facts.htm