How to Get Info on Your State

Go to website http://en.wikipedia.org. You will need to type in the name of your state as shown below:

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You may also check the website: http://www.infoplease.com/states.html and click on the picture of your state.

To compare the size of the state (in km²) with other countries follow this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_E10_m%C2%B2. For example, Texas is 695,622 km², which is similar to the size of Myanmar (Burma) and double the size of Germany.

Your assignment is as follows:

Paragraph 1

• capital city
• population
• size (you may compare to any country)

Paragraph 2

• location
• climate

Good Luck!