Tennessee

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Tennessee
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Agriculture

• Cattle and calves
• Broilers
• Dairy products
• Greenhouse/nursery
• Cotton

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State Bird
Mockingbird
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State Capital

• Nashville, TN

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Demographics

• Caucasian
  80.2
• African American
  16.4
• American Indians Alaska Native persons
  0.3
• Asian Persons
  1.0
• Native Hawaiian Pacific islands Persons
  Z
• Others
  1.0
• Two or more races
  1.1
• Hispanic/ Latino
  2.2

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Entertainment
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State Flower

• Iris

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State Government

• Governor Phil Bredesen
• Party Democrat
• Term4 year term
• Election Cycle 2002, 2006
• Term Limit2 consecutive 4-year terms

Governor is the only statewide elected officer!
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History
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Industry

• Retail trade
• Manufacturing, durable goods
• Manufacturing, nondurable goods
• Health services
• Educational services

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Jobs

• Administrative support occupations, including
  clerical
• Precision production, craft, and repair
  occupations
• Professional specialty occupations
• Sales occupations
• Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

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License Plates
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Landmarks
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State Motto
Agriculture and Commerce
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Natural Resources
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State Origin
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Population
5,430,621
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State Quarter
Released on... January 2, 2002
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River Ways, Waterways
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State Seal
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State Tree
Tulip Poplar
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Urban Legends
"Bloody Mary"

• When Unknown
• What Happened Mary Worth was disfigured
  horribly or died in an accident.
• Today Say her name 3, 5, 9, or 13 times in front
  of mirror and she will appear you die from
  seeing her face, or she comes out of the mirror
  and claws you violently.

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Vacation Spots

• Fort Pillow State Historic Park
• Port Royal State Historical Park
• Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park
• Grand Ole Opry
• Dollywood
• Graceland

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Weather Climate

• Hot summers, mild winters,
• abundant rainfall
• Thunderstorms occur
• frequently in the spring
• and summer and late winter
• Snow fall is light in central
• and western Tennessee,
• but heavy in the eastern mountains

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Dumb Laws

• Skunks may not be carried into the state.
• You can't shoot any game other than whales from a
  moving automobile.
• It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.

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Yesteryear

• Hi, my name is Mark

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Time Zone
Central Time Zone Eastern Time Zone