Mississippi

**Names**: Haley Miller and Abby Searing

**Period**: 7

**Date**: 2/2/11


 * General Information: **

**State Name**: Mississippi

**Capital:** Jackson

**Origin of state name**: Came from the Ojibwa Indian words "misi sipi," which means "great river".  Mississippi is located in the South Eastern region and is east of the Great Plains and Middle West Region.

**Climate:** Mississippi gets about 50 inches of rainfall each year. Mississippi has a humid subtropical climate, in the winter the temperatures are around 41 degrees to 52 degrees. In the summer temperatures average anywhere from 80 degrees to 83 degrees. In Mississippi it does not snow much at all, they only get about 4-6 inches of snow a year. Mississippi River is one of the largest rivers in the world, and it runs into the Gulf of Mexico witch borders 5 states in the USA.

**Economy**:The natural resources of Mississippi are timber, fertile soil, water, natural gas, and oil.In Mississippi people use the land for farming to grow food and in mississippi farming, mining, manufacturing and fishing are usually what people do for a living.

**Location**: Tennessee borders Mississippi on the North. Alabama is on the East. Louisiana and Arkansas borders it on the South. Mississippi is in the Southeast region. Mississippi is full of croplands, grasslands and forestlands. **People:** Jackson, Biloxi, Greenville, Hattiesburg, Meridian, and Gulfport are the major cities of Mississippi. Mississippi has lots of leisure activities. For example, boating, fishing swimming and hunting, etc. Our research shows outdoor activities are very popular. Football is very popular. There are alot of historical landmarks in Mississippi that tourists might want to visit. Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Tupelo National Battlefield, and Vicksburg National Military Park, all encompassing battle sites. Landmarks that you would want to visit are the Old Capitol, at Jackson, and fine antebellum houses in and near Natchez, Vicksburg, Columbus, Holly Springs, West Point and many more. In 1990 53% of Mississippians lived in rural areas. Also, in 1990 47% of Mississippians lived in cities. The population 2,845,000 in Mississippi.

**Physical geography:** Mainly, Mississippi is part of the East Gulf Coastal Plain. The remainder of the state is made up of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The East Gulf Coastal Plain is basically composed with low hills, like the Pine Hills in the south and the North Central Hills. Higher elevations are located in the Pontotoc Ridge and the Fall Line Hills in the northeast. he highest point is Woodall Mountain, in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains, 806 feet (246 m) above sea level. The lowest point is sea level at the Gulf coast. The average elevation in the state is 300 feet (91 m) above sea level.


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