South Dakota By: Laya

Geography South Dakota’s main cities are Pierre, Aberdeen, Sioux Falls and Watertown It’s land forms are hills, prairie and farmland. Missouri River, Traverse River, Big Sioux River and Waubay Lake. It’s population is 812,383. It’s climate has blizzards, droughts, tornadoes and floods. It’s land size : 77,117 square miles It’s region is the midwest.

History South Dakota became a state November 2nd,1889 South Dakota’s Native American tribes are Arikara, Cheyenne, Sioux, Chippewa, Hidatsa, Lakota & Dakota and Mandan Five interesting dates: 1.1927-41 Gutzon Borglum sculpts the Mount Rushmore National Monument 2. South Dakota passes a law requiring students to stay in school until they graduate or turn 18 3.1889, South Dakota becomes 40th state 4.1861, government makes Dakota territory 5. AD 1682 France claims South Dakota land South Dakota’s immigrant groups are Norway, Sweden, Germany and France, Danes, Czechs

Politics South Dakota’s governor Mike Rounds South Dakota’s capitol is Pierre South Dakota’s state abbreviation is SD South Dakota’s US Representative is Kristi Noem South Dakota’s US Senator are Tim Johnson, Democrat, and John Thune ,Republican. The state is Republican is strongly repulican

Economy South Dakota’s natural resources are beef, sheep, rye, wheat, flaxseed, corn, and alfalfa. Gems and gold are mined in the Black Hills. South Dakota manufactures computers South Dakota’s industries are agriculture, tourism, real estate, healthcare and finance. A famous company is Bankwest. The current unemployment rate is 4.9%

Fun Facts State Bird is the Ring necked pheasant State tree is State song is “Hail, South Dakota” State flower is the Pasque