5 states you should know about

Arizona Arizona’s nickname is the Grand Canyon State. Hoover Dam regulates the flow of the Colorado River. It’s huge generators use the power of the moving water to make electricity. On the edge of Arizona there is canyon called Skeleton Canyon. Arizona is the 48th state. Arizona’s capital is Phoenix.

Arkansas The state insect is the Honeybee which is always looking for pollen to make honey. Endangered Species: Ozark cavefish. These cavefish are very involved in dark caves. The fish are highly intelligent. The fish are blind but can detect odors and vibrations. The state flower is the Apple Blossom. Arkansas’s capital is Little Rock. Arkansas is the 25th state.

California Death Valley is in Sacramento, California and in 1913 the temperature was 341 degree’s. Also Death Valley is the lowest point of dry land. In California there are trees that are called “Giant Sequoia”. The tree’s can grow up to 100 feet tall. They can also live up to 2,000 years long. California state bird is the Valley Quail. California is the 31st state. California’s capital is Sacramento.

Florida Florida makes 80% of the nations peaches and grapefruits. Florida’s waters have more kinds of sea fish then any other place on the Earth. Florida’s capital is… Florida’s state insect is the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly. Florida is the 27th state.

Maryland What is Maryland’s state insect? What is Maryland’s capital? Is Maryland the 8th, 9th, or 7th state? How did Maryland get it’s name? What is Maryland’s state flower? Was Maryland a slave state?

Final Facts and Guess the State State bird Cactus Wren. Wild flamingos are extinct in this state. States football team is the Ravens. State insect is the California Dogface butterfly. State gem is the Diamond.