The document provides an overview of the state of Nevada including its history, geography, population, industries, attractions, climate, and other key facts. Nevada was originally occupied by indigenous tribes and claimed by Spain. It became a state in 1864 after the discovery of silver. The capital is Carson City and the population is nearly 2 million people. Nevada has a sunny, dry climate and is known as the "Silver State" due to its mining history and state rock of sandstone.

1. Nevada By: Nick Mudgett and Alex Meckley Business Presentations 11/6/2009

2. Overview Web Site Capital History Location Flag Population Size Industries Attractions Climate Natural Resources Major Cities/Colleges Current Events Famous People State Motto State Flower, Bird, ext. Nickname

3. Brief History The region now occupied by the State of Nevada was held by the Goshute, Mojave, Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe Indians and claimed by the Spanish Empire until the early 1800s Spanish explorations into this region have never been documented clearly enough to establish any European party constituting the earliest expedition into Nevada Before the discovery of gold in the West, the vast region between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, including what is now Nevada, was designated on many maps as "Great American Desert." The "Great Basin," an area of interior drainage by definition, named by John C. Fromont following his expeditions of the 1840s, does not cover all of the present area of the State of Nevada, since tributaries of the Snake River in the north and those of the Colorado in the south drain waters to the Pacific Ocean.

4. Geographic location (western state beside California)

5. Flag blue with logo in the top lefthand corner

6. State Website / Capital official website- www.nv.com Capital-Carson City capital building

7. Population/Size/Climate 1,998,257 People in Nevada 110,540 square miles in Nevada Sunny and dry, with wide variation in daily temperatures.

8. Man vs. Wild - Nevada Desert

9. Tourist Attractions Las Vegas Hoover Dam Lake Tahoe Lake Mead Great Basin National Park Lehman Caves Overton - Valley of Fire State Park

10. Major Cities/Colleges Cities: Las Vegas Clark Carson City Colleges: University of Phoenix ITT Tech The Art Institute of Las Vegas Nevada State University of Nevada, Reno University of Las Vegas

11. Natural Resources/Industries Resources: Coal Copper Iron Silver Industries: Cattle

12. Current Events Public option is in health care bill heading to Senate floor Where's Home-Buyer Tax Credit Headed in the House, Senate? - CNBC NV Energy to get grant for smart grid technologies - Las Vegas Sun NV Energy Receives Smart Grid Grant - KOLO TV Reno Recently Built Underground City for Water

13. State Bird/Nickname/etc. Bird - Mountain Blue Bird Animal - Desert Bighorn Flower - Sagebrush Tree - Single-Leaf Pinon Nickname - Silver State Rock - Sandstone

14. State Famous People/Motto Famous People: Andre Agassi Ben Alexander James E. Casey Walter Van Tilburg Clark Patricia Ryan Nixon (Richard Nixon's Wife) Motto: All for Our Country

15. Summary Flag is blue with logo in the top lefthand corner Capital is Carson City 1,998,257 People in Nevada Climate is sunny and dry with wide variation of daily temperatures Nickname is Silver State Rock is sandstone Bird is Mountain Blue Bird Motto - "All for our Country"

16. Sources http://www.50states.com/ http://nevada-history.org/ http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0859936.html http://www.city-data.com/states/Nevada-Climate.html http://minerals.state.nv.us/ http://www.longislandexchange.com/news/nevada-news.php http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-famous-people/nevada.html http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/p/susnvmotto.htm http://www.leg.state.nv.us/General/Facts.cfm

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