Iowa Epp Krusenvald, Norman Maaring, Lukas Pertel Tarvastu Gymnasium 2011

IowaEpp Krusenvald, Norman Maaring, Lukas Pertel

Tarvastu Gymnasium2011

General facts

• Capital - Des Moines;• area - 92 000 km2;• population - around 3 million;• location - midwestern part of

the United States • neighbours - Nebraska, South

Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri;

• Iowa - Ioway people.

Geography• Major rivers - Mississippi

River, Missouri River;• rolling hills; • about 5 percent is forested;• bald eagle;• animals - deers, raccoons,

opossums, chipmunks.

Symbols

• Bird - Eastern Goldfinch;• flower - Wild Rose;• grass - Bluebunch

Wheatgrass;• tree - Oak;• rock - Geode;• motto - "Our liberties we prize

and our rights we will maintain."

History• Native Americans;• the French Period - Louis Jolliet

and Marquette;• Louisiana Purchase - became a

part of the USA;• december 1846 - Iowa became a

state;• Civil War -  helped with railroad;• diverse religious history - small

sects;• Amish, Amana Inspirationists and

Mormons.

Economy

• Diverse economy;• inflation in 1970's;• agriculture - livestock,

crops;• taxation;• transportation - airports

and railroads.

Culture

• Outdoor sports - fishing, hunting, camping;• many festivals - tulip, food;• attractions - adventureland, zoo, waterpark;• Iowa State Fair.

Landmarks

• Amana Colonies;• Herbert Hoover

Birthplace;• Sergeant Floyd

Monument;• Old capitol.

Famous people

• Herbert Hoover;• John Wayne;• Henry Wallace;• Ashton Kutcher;• Kyle Korver;• Glenn Miller;• William "Buffalo Bill" Cody;• Grant Wood.

Laws throughout the history

• A man with a mustache may never kiss a woman in public;

• the "Ice-Cream Man" and his truck are banned;

• horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants;

• one-armed piano players must perform for free;

• it is against the law to kiss for more than five minutes;

• husband may never take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife.

Thank you for your attention!

References

• Polly Alison Morrice, Joyce Hart.2007. Iowa. Marshall Cavendish Corporation.

• Jeri Freedman.2010. Iowa Past & Present. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

• www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/StateSymbols/• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa• shgresources.com/ia/facts/• www.netstate.com/states/geography/ia_geography.htm• www.iowa.gov/• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Iowa