Alabama

Culture

• Alabama is apart of the "Bible Belt".
• Alabama is also very invoved in sports.

Religions

• 62% Religios
• 4.26% Catholic
• LDS 0.77
• Baptist 36.8%
• Other Christian Faith 5.62%

History

• Alabama had many Indian tribes, the Creeks being the largest
• Tribes gave up land and moved to oklahom

Economy

• Chicken and chicken products are the biggest part of Alabama economy.
• Also rely on catfish farming, cattle, and swine.
• Cotton is largest crop in economy

Climate

• Average January
• High; 67 degrees
• low; 40 degrees

Landforms

• Many rivers
• Along Gulf of Mexico
• Appalachian Piedemont

Capital and Major cities

• Capital is Mongomery
• Largest city is Birmingham

Major Natural Disasters

• Hurricane Isaac
• Tropical storm Ida
• Tornadeos

Arts and Music

• Blues
• Country
• Rhythm
• Rock
• Sweet home Alabama famous hit
• Europiean arts

Population

• 4.849 Million
• Grew about 16,200 from 2012 to 2013
• About 45.7 people per square Kilometer

Annual Events

• Mobile Mardi Gras
• Anniversary of the battle of Horshoe Bend

Flag and Anthem

• the flag is white in the background and has a red cross in from corner to corner
• Anthem is just called Alabama

Inventions

• Eugene Buemann invented Vinyl in Alabama
• The Nerf Super Soaker was another Alabama invention
• A man from Alabama created the famous engine Wikipedia

Current events

• Alabama allowed Gay Marriage
• A bomb shelter was found in Birmingham