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IDAHO The Gem State

IDAHO The Gem State. Pärnu Ühisgümnaasium, 11. March, 2011, Pärnu Siim Morin, Karel Reisenbuk, Alex-Martin Aas. The shape of the state and the largest cities. State flag. General Information . Capital : Boise Total area : 83,570 sq. Miles Admission to Union : July 3, 1890

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IDAHO The Gem State

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  1. IDAHOThe Gem State Pärnu Ühisgümnaasium, 11. March, 2011, Pärnu Siim Morin, Karel Reisenbuk, Alex-Martin Aas

  2. The shape of the state and the largest cities

  3. State flag

  4. General Information • Capital : Boise • Total area : 83,570 sq. Miles • Admission to Union : July 3, 1890 • Top 3 Industries: 1. Manufacturing 2. Agriculture 3. Tourism

  5. General Information Elevation • Highest point : Borah Peak 3,862 km • Lowest point : Snake River 217 m Religion • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 23% • Evangelical Protestant 22% • Catholic 18%

  6. Symbols • Idaho state quarter (25 cents) • Esto Perpetua "Let it be perpetual" • Official state bird as of 1931 • Mountin Bluebird

  7. Symbols • Potato is considered as the vegetable of the state. • Since 1990 the cutthroat trout is the official state fish

  8. Weird outdated laws • The residents of Boise may not fish from a giraffe’s back. • You can’t ride a merry-go-round on Sundays. • In Pocatello, “It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists to display frowns, generally all of which reflect unfavorably upon the city’s reputation.”

  9. Used sources • Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho • James Harrison, Eleanor Van Zandt, New York, Kingfisher Books, The Young Peoples Atlas of the United States, September 1996

  10. Thank you for listening!

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