This document provides information about various attractions and facts about North Carolina. It discusses the Outer Banks, the town of Kitty Hawk where the Wright brothers flew the first airplane, the state's lighthouses. It also compares North Carolina beaches to Cape Cod beaches and mentions the state flag, Appalachian Mountains, cardinal as the state bird, climate and population facts, major cities like Raleigh and Charlotte, and the state nickname of "Old North Carolina."

1. North Carolina By Zach Dom and Josh Thompson Buissness Presentations 10/27/09

2. Table of Contents -Outer Banks pg.3 -Kitty Hawk pg.4 -Outer Banks Lighthouse pg.5 -Comparing Beaches pg.6 -North Carolina Flag pg.7 -Appalacian Mountains pg.8 -North Carolina state bird pg.9 -Useful Facts pg.10 -Geographic Location pg.11 -Big Colleges pg.12 -Big Cities pg. 13 -State Nickname pg.14 -State Website pg.15 -Video pg.16 -Summary pg.17

3. Outer Banks The Outer Banks is the biggest attraction in North Carolina It is home to many beaches a wonderful view of the ocean The weather is fair and the surf is favorable Is home to the famous town of Kitty Hawk As well as many lighthouses and wild horses

4. Kitty Hawk One of the biggest attractions where Louis and Clark flew their first airplane that worked Native Americans named the area originally "Chickehawk" Has on it a famous woods called Kitty Hawk Woods

5. Outer Banks lighthouses One of the big attractions are the historical lighthouses that are scattered about the island There are eight different lighthouses that are in the Outer Banks but only seven are intact the eighth was reduced to ruins One of the most prominent lighthouses is the cape Hatteras light station

6. Outer Banks warm not a lot of sea weed Cape Cod lots of famous people lots of seaweed cold Comparing Beaches

7. Nor th Carolina Flag May 20, 1861 was the day that the seccesion resolution was adopted by the st ate of North Carolina. They origanally w anted a completely diffrent design then they have now,but they voted and said that the design was too difficult.

8. The Appalacian mountains Running along the Northwest corner of North Carolina is the famous Appalacian mountain chain. The mountains run through, seven states. The Appalacians are most popular with hikers

9. North Carolina State Bird the state bird is the cardinal. selected by popular choice on March 4 , 1943 Nick Name: Winter RedBird Stays in North Carolina all year round it will eat seeds,but it will eat small fruits occasonally.

10. Useful facts about North Carolina The climate of North Carolina varies depending on the location and the time of year The mountains have a cooler more crisp temperature while the beaches have a fair temperament all year long. Their most exported vegetable is the sweet potatoe There are currently 9,397,397 people living in North Carolina The first battle of the civil war was fought at Fort Sumter.

11. Geographic Location North Carolina is located in the United States. You will find it right over South Carolina and right under Virgina. Because it is more towards the south there is not that much of a winter. there are 52,669 square miles in North Carolina.

12. Big Colleges in North Carolina The most famous college in North Carolina are the Tar Heels. Its located right beneith Raleigh,and to the right of Charolttes.

13. Big cities in North Carolina The Capital in North Carolina is Raleigh. The Cities of Charlotte and Raleigh are the largest cities Charolette has about 716,874 people Raleigh has about 392,552 people Greensboro is the next largest city

14. State Nickname the states nickname is " Old North State". they came up with this name from when they divided and made South Carolina and people would say how the northern part was so much older that they nicknamed it "Old North State".

15. North Carolina State Website http://www.ncgov.com/ Official website of North Carolina Endorsed by State govenor Beverly Perdue

16. Video

17. Summary We showed you that: North Carolina's most famous college are the Tar Heels. The states nickname is "Old North State" It is 52,669 square miles big. the state bird is the Cardinal. has Kitty Hawk in it.(where Clark brothers flew off)