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State Abbreviation - NC
State Capital - Raleigh
Largest City - Charlotte
Area - 53,821 square miles [North Carolina is the 28th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 9,848,060 (as of 2013) [North Carolina is the 10th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - North Carolinians
Major Industries - farming (tobacco, poultry), textiles, furniture

Presidential Birthplaces
James Knox Polk was born in Mecklenburg County on November 2, 1795 (he was the 11th US President, serving from 1845 to 1849).

Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh on December 29, 1808 (he was the 17th US President, serving from 1865 to 1869).

Major Rivers - Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River
Major Lakes - Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, Lake Waccamaw
Highest Point - Mt. Mitchell - 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 100
Bordering States - Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Origin of the Name North Carolina - North Carolina was named to honor King Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles). State Nickname - Tar Heel State
State Motto - "Esse Quam Videri" (To Be Rather Than to Seem)
State Song - The Old North State

Dinosaur Fossils Found in North Carolina - Hypsibema, Lophorhothon, Zatomus

North Carolina State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag North Carolina's official flag was adopted in 1885. This red, white, and blue flag has a white star, the letters N C around the star (standing for North Carolina), and two yellow scrolls, above and below, bearing dates. The upper date, May 20th, 1775, commemorates the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (named for Mecklenburg County, where North Carolina citizens met to declare their freedom from Great Britain, although the original document was destroyed and some people have questioned its existence). The lower date, April 12th, 1776, commemorates the adoption of the Halifax Resolves (this was the first official action by a colony calling for independence from Britain).

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Cardinal

State Mammal Gray squirrel

State Dog Plott hound

State Shell Scotch bonnet

State Reptile Eastern box turtle

State Fish Channel bass

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida )

State Tree Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)

State Vegetable Sweet potato

Earth Symbols:

State Rock Granite

State Precious Stone Emerald

State Soil North Carolina Cecil

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Colors Red and Blue

State Beverage Milk

State Historical Boat Shad Boat

Related Pages:

North Carolina: Map/Quiz Printout Answer geography questions about North Carolina using the map on this quiz. Answers

North Carolina: Label Me! Printout Label the major features of North Carolina. Answers

North Carolina: Outline Map Printout An outline map of North Carolina state to print.

North Carolina: US State Dot to Dot Mystery Map Connect the dots to draw the borders of a mystery state of the USA. Then use a globe or atlas to figure out which state you have drawn. You might want to give students clues, such as that it is in the eastern USA, that its capital is Raleigh, or that its name starts with "N." Answer: North Carolina.

North Carolina's Flag Printout/Quiz Read about and answer questions on the flag of North Carolina.

North Carolina's Flag: Large Coloring Printable A large black-and-white printable of the flag of North Carolina.

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