Iowa

Iowa

Welcome to the **Hawkeye State, Iowa.** //The geogaphy is mostly hills,rivers,and lots of farms and plains. They get four seasons plus lots of tornadoes. In the summer it gets very humid.// //The natural resources are soil, water, gravel and sand. Iowa has many farm like industries. The crops are soybeans, hay, oats,and Iowa's famous corn that everyone in Iowa eats.// //The governor is Chet Culver, and the capitol building is in Des Moines. The U.S. senators are Tom Harkin who is a democrat and Chuck Grassley who is a republican. Iowa has 5 U.S. representatives, 3 republican and 2 democrats. There are 50 states senators. There are 100 state reperesentaves.There are 90 counties.//
 * Iowa's population is 3,007,856 [[image:Unknown.jpeg]]
 * The size in square miles is 56,276
 * The state is mostly covered with farmland

__ //History// __

//In 1846 Iowa became a slave free state. Iowa was with the Union for the civil war. The three best known tribes in Iowa are the Sioux, the Sauk, and the Fox. Lewis and Clark passed through Iowa in 1804. One interesting fact for history about Iowa is that Iowa farmers shipped corn to World War 2 soldiers during the war.//

__//Native Americans//__

//The Sioux were the most famous tribe in the Iowa area. There wee many tribes who settled along the Mississippi river bank in Iowa. There is a Sioux city in Iowa were many Sioux tribe members live. The Sauk, Fox, and Sioux tribes are the only tribes left in Iowa.//

__//State Symbols//__

//The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch. The state tree is the Oak Tree. The state flower is the Wild Rose. The state song, song of Iowa. Finally, the state rock is the Geode.//

//__Fun facts and culture__//


 * //No pro sports teams right now but many college teams//
 * //State recipe is Corn Au Gratin//
 * //Hebert Hoover was born in Iowa//
 * //Iowa was the 29th state to join the Union//