1. South Dakota
By: Laya

2. 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.

3. 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:
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 , South Dakota becomes 40th state , 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

4. 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

5. 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%

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