ALABAMAAlabama
The Yellowhammer State. One state, one story: land, people, food, and the words locals really use.The Yellowhammer State. Un estado, una historia: tierra, gente, comida y las palabras que la gente de ahí sí usa.
Say the state name, the capital, and the nickname out loud. Then tap Next.Di el nombre del estado, la capital y el apodo en voz alta. Luego toca Next.
Where is Alabama?¿Dónde está Alabama?
Alabama is in the US South. The borders below are the ones to memorize.Alabama está en Estados Unidos. Estos son los vecinos que hay que memorizar.
Montgomery, the capitalMontgomery, la capital
1 · The capital
Montgomery is the seat of government.Dato clave de Montgomery.
2 · Why here
Lawmakers picked a city they could reach.Los legisladores eligieron una ciudad a la que pudieran llegar.
3 · A civic fact
The capitol is the postcard of state power.El capitolio es la postal del poder del estado.
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Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. It was named for Continental Army Major-General Richard Montgomery and stands beside the Alabama River on the Gulf Coastal Plain. The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. It is the fourth-most populous city in the state, after Huntsville, Mobile, and Birmingham, and the 133rd-most populous city in the United States. The Montgomery metropolitan area's population in 2022 was 385,460; it is the fourth-largest in the state and 142nd among U.S. metropolitan areas. The city was incorporated in 1819 as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River.
Montgomery es la capital del estado de Alabama, al sur de los Estados Unidos. Está ubicada en el condado homónimo, junto al río Alabama. En el censo de 2010 tenía una población de 205 764 habitantes, siendo la segunda ciudad más grande del estado, después de Birmingham. Forma parte del área metropolitana de Montgomery, que en el censo de 2010 tenía una población de 374 536 habitantes, lo que la situaba como la tercera área metropolitana más grande de Alabama.LandLand
High point
Cheaha Mountain · 2,413 ft (735 m)Dato clave de la tierra de Alabama.
The working land
Farms, forests, mines, or a coast, depending on the county.Granjas, bosques, minas o una costa, según el condado.
Water
A river, a lake, or an ocean wrote the old trade.Un río, un lago o un océano escribió el comercio viejo.
Person 1 · Rosa ParksPerson 1 · Rosa Parks
1 · The name
Rosa ParksDato clave de Rosa Parks.
2 · The deed
This is the person the class should be able to spell.Esta es la persona cuyo nombre la clase debe poder escribir.
3 · Place
Tie the name back to Alabama.Dato clave de Rosa Parks.
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her 1955 refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in defiance of Jim Crow racial segregation laws, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. She is sometimes known as the "mother of the civil rights movement". Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Parks grew up under Jim Crow segregation. She later moved to Montgomery and joined the city's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1943, serving as the organization's secretary.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (Tuskegee, Alabama, 4 de febrero de 1913-Detroit, Míchigan, 24 de octubre de 2005) fue una activista afroamericana, figura importante del movimiento por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos por ocupar un asiento para blancos en lugar de uno en la zona trasera del autobús para gente de color durante una protesta organizada con acciones iguales en Montgomery, Alabama (Estados Unidos), el 1 de diciembre del año 1955.Little River Canyon National PreserveLittle River Canyon National Preserve
- Little River Canyon is one of the deepest canyons east of the Mississippi, cut into Lookout Mountain.El cañón Little River es de los más hondos al este del Misisipi, cortado en la montaña Lookout.
- Say it in one line: Little River Canyon National Preserve is in Alabama. Then say why people go there.Dilo en una línea: Little River Canyon National Preserve está en Alabama. Luego di por qué va la gente ahí.
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Little River Canyon National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located on top of Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne, Alabama, and DeSoto State Park. Created by an Act of Congress in 1992, the 15,288-acre (6,187 ha) preserve protects what is sometimes said to be the nation's longest mountaintop river, the Little River. The canyon was historically called "May's Gulf", "gulf" being a common term throughout the Cumberland Plateau for this sort of feature. Prior to being assigned to the National Park Service, the canyon area formed the southmost unit of Alabama's DeSoto State Park.
Little River Canyon National Preserve es el lugar famoso de Alabama. La gente va por su historia y su paisaje.The flagLa bandera
Look
Find the unique emblem, not only the blue field.Busca el emblema único, no solo el fondo azul.
Say it
The nickname is The Yellowhammer State.Dato clave de la bandera de Alabama.
Color
Ask one student to describe the flag without pointing.Pide a un estudiante que describa la bandera sin señalarla.
Food: three dishesComida: tres platos
white BBQ
A dish to try in Alabama. Say the name out loud: white BBQ. Would you try it?Un plato para probar en Alabama. Di el nombre en voz alta: white BBQ. ¿Lo probarías?
fried green tomatoes
A dish to try in Alabama. Say the name out loud: fried green tomatoes. Would you try it?Un plato para probar en Alabama. Di el nombre en voz alta: fried green tomatoes. ¿Lo probarías?
Conecuh sausage
A dish to try in Alabama. Say the name out loud: Conecuh sausage. Would you try it?Un plato para probar en Alabama. Di el nombre en voz alta: Conecuh sausage. ¿Lo probarías?
Helen KellerHelen Keller
- Born in Tuscumbia, Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing as a baby and learned to read, write, and speak. Her books changed how the world saw blind and deaf people.Nacida en Tuscumbia, Helen Keller perdió la vista y el oído de bebé y aprendió a leer, escribir y hablar. Sus libros cambiaron cómo el mundo ve a las personas ciegas y sordas.
- Say it in one line: Helen Keller is from Alabama. Then say what they are famous for.Dilo en una línea: Helen Keller es de Alabama. Luego di por qué es famoso o famosa.
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Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a college diploma.
Helen Adams Keller (Tuscumbia, Alabama, 27 de junio de 1880-Easton, Connecticut, 1 de junio de 1968), conocida como Helen Keller, fue una escritora, oradora y activista política sordociega estadounidense.Cheaha MountainCheaha Mountain
1 · Height
Cheaha Mountain · 2,413 ft (735 m)Dato clave de Cheaha Mountain.
2 · Metric
Feet and meters both appear. Use both.Aparecen pies y metros. Usa los dos.
3 · Climb?
Ask the class: walk, drive, or skip?Pregunta a la clase: ¿a pie, en carro o mejor no?
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Cheaha Mountain , often called Mount Cheaha, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located a few miles northwest of the town of Delta in Cheaha State Park, which offers a lodge, a restaurant, and other amenities. The nearest higher peak is Brushy Top in Gilmer County, Georgia, 106.72 miles (171.75 km) away.
El punto más alto de Alabama es Cheaha Mountain. Compara su altura con un edificio o cerro que conoces.