2. Introduction
* Atlanta
* State Stuff
* Geographic Stuff
* Sports Teams
* College Sports Teams
* State Song
* Coca Cola
* Famous People
* Tourist Attractions
3. History of Georgia
* Confederate state.
* Succeeded (January,1861)
* 1828 gold (1 oz in a small river)
* July 25th, 1742 first Thanksgiving Day.
* Founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732
4. State
Things
Flower: Cherokee Rose
Bird: Brown Thrasher
Amphibian: Green Tree Frog
Insect: Honeybee
Reptile: Gopher Tortoise
Fish: Largemouth Bass
6. Atlanta
* Atlanta
* Established 1847.
* Falcons, Bulldogs, Braves, Hawks, Dream, and Thrashers
* Atlanta Flames. (Ice Hockey)
* Coca Cola. Invented 1886, by Dr. John Pemberton
* First bottle of coca cola
* known for peaches "Coca-Cola and peaches.
YUM!!!!!!!"
7. Geographic Locations
* 300 miles long and 230 miles wide.
* Longitude: 81° to 85°
Latitude: 30° N to 35°
* Bordered by Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, South
Carolina
Atlantic Ocean, Alabama
* 59,441 square miles, 24th largest
8. Geographical size
* Ranked 23rd in size.
(58,390)
* 57,000 bigger than Rhode Island
Alaska is 529,488 bigger than Georgia.
9. State Flag
* 13 stars. 2 red and 1 white stripe.
* three pillars supporting an arch
* represent government; legislative, judicial,
11. Famous people/State Motto
The Famous people in Georgia are:
President James Carter, Lawrence Fishburne,
Hulk Hogan
The State Motto is:
Wisdom, justice, and moderation
12. Population
*9,815,210 - Jul 2011 (Georgia)
*311,591,917 - Jul 2011 (USA)
* Ranked 9th in
USA's population and 24th
in size.
13. Major Industries/services
* Egg, beef, cattle, hogs and milk
* Leads country's peanuts and pecans
* Sweet Potatoes (most important)
14. Tourist Attractions
* Ashburn largest peanut
* Chicken
*Jimmy Carters
Peanut
* 2nd largest Chicken
* Voted best Chicken Nuggets
15. Climate
• The climate is humid subtropical climate with mild
winters and hot summers
• Winter in Georgia is characterized by mild temperatures
and little snowfall
• Summer days have been known to exceed 90 °F
16. Cities and
Colleges
Cities: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus
Colleges: The Art Institutes, University of
Phoenix, ITT Tech
17. Current Events
• A young Georgia woman is fighting a flesh-
eating bacteria
• It was necrotizing fasciitis caused by the flesh-
devouring bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila
• She got it when she was riding a makeshift zip
line across the Little Tallapoosa River, about 50
miles west of Atlanta
• The line snapped, and she fell and got a gash
in her left calf that took 22 staples to close
18.
19. Conclusion
• Georgia is ranked 9th in the USA's
population
• 24th in size
• They have the largest peanut
• And the second largest chicken
• It has a warm summers and mild winters
