AY Honors/State Study/Answer Key 34
State Study
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For answers to other states, see State Study.
1. Make a scrapbook to include the following information. Use pictures, maps, or drawings to make it attractive.*
2. Name the state and the year it joined the union.
North Dakota became a state on the 2nd of November of 1889, the 39th state to join the Union.
3. Draw or find a picture of the following:
a. State flower
The North Dakota state flower is the Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana).
b. State bird
The North Dakota state bird is the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta).
c. State tree
The North Dakota state tree is the American Elm (Ulmus americana).
d. State animal
North Dakota has a honorary state equine, which is the Nokota Horse (Equus ferus caballus).
e. State flag
4. Name the state song and motto.
The North Dakota state song is the "North Dakota Hymn". It was written by a poet named James Foley in 1926 in such a way that it could be sung along with the tune of "The Austrian Hymn". C. S. Putman arranged the music with distinct ragtime syncopation.
The motto is "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable."
5. Draw a map and show the capital, major cities, rivers, and lakes.
6. Name the national parks and three state parks.
National Parks
State Parks
7. Name at least two natural resources, major products, and industries, etc.
8. Name at least three interesting places to visit.
9. Name the Seventh-day Adventist conference president.
10. Name the city where the conference office is located.
11. How many of the following does the SDA denomination have in this state?
a. Churches
b. Schools
c. Hospitals
d. Members
e. Pathfinders
12. Does this state have an SDA college or university? If so, give name and location.
13. Give the month and year you collected this information.
September 2014
