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00:0-1	Oh wow , buckle in , get ready for fun
00:03	and learning this is a home school pop US States
00:07	video . In this video , we are learning about
00:12	the state of Alabama . So we're gonna have so
00:15	much fun in the state of Alabama . Well the
00:22	first thing we want to discover about the state of
00:24	Alabama is where it is on the United States map
00:28	. You may want to visit after watching this video
00:30	and you might think where is Alabama ? Uh do
00:34	you happen to already know where Alabama is ? Yeah
00:40	, Alabama is down here . That's right . Alabama
00:44	is down here in a region of the United States
00:47	called the Southeast . Cool . Now we're going to
00:54	look at some of the places that border the state
00:58	of Alabama , you can find out who Alabama's neighbors
01:01	are . Let's start here bordering Alabama . To the
01:07	north is the state of Tennessee , then bordering Alabama
01:14	. To the east is the state of Georgia .
01:18	To the south and east of Alabama is the state
01:22	of florida . Then bordering Alabama directly to the south
01:28	is a large body of water called the gulf of
01:32	Mexico . Finally bordering Alabama to the west is the
01:38	state of Mississippi to review the state of Alabama is
01:45	down here on the United States map in a region
01:48	of the US called the Southeast . You are doing
01:55	an awesome job so far . Now we're going to
01:58	look at two nicknames of the state of Alabama that
02:01	will let us know even more about this really neat
02:04	state . There are two main nicknames of the state
02:09	of Alabama . The first is the heart of dixie
02:12	and the second is the Cotton State . And we're
02:16	going to be looking at both of these individually to
02:18	see why these are nicknames of Alabama . The first
02:23	nickname of Alabama is the heart of dixie . Yeah
02:27	, the heart of dixie . Mhm The word dixie
02:33	is an old word that refers to the south to
02:37	the southern region of the United States . Remember Alabama
02:45	is right here on the United States map . It's
02:48	right in the heart of the south . That's why
02:51	has the nickname . The heart of dixie . Alabama
02:58	is also called the Heart of Dixie because it played
03:01	such a huge role in the history of the south
03:08	. All right , well why is Alabama called the
03:10	cotton State ? Why is Alabama called the Cotton State
03:18	? Well , cotton is one of the biggest crops
03:21	grown in the state of Alabama . Alabama is one
03:28	of the top producers of cotton in the United States
03:32	and it's grown all over Alabama . In fact 59
03:35	Out of the 67 counties in Alabama grow cotton .
03:43	In fact over £320 million pounds of cotton are grown
03:48	each year in Alabama . That is a lot of
03:52	cotton mm cotton is something soft and fluffy that grows
03:59	on the cotton plant . It's very fluffy . In
04:02	fact , a lot of clothes are made of cotton
04:05	. A lot of cloth is made of cotton .
04:07	Cotton has a lot of different uses and is a
04:10	very important crop To review . Alabama has two main
04:18	nicknames , the heart of Dixie and the cotton stay
04:24	. That's pretty interesting . If anyone ever says I'm
04:27	going to the heart of dixie or I'm going to
04:29	the cotton state . You know , they're talking about
04:32	Alabama . Now let's look at the flag of the
04:35	state of Alabama . Here is the flag of the
04:42	state of Alabama . The Alabama flag has a very
04:49	simple design . It's a white flag with a crimson
04:52	colored ST Andrew's cross . Anything the ST Andrew's cross
05:00	looks like the letter X . Doesn't it ? The
05:05	ST Andrew's cross is a symbol that was used a
05:08	lot by spain , a country that used to own
05:11	the land of Alabama . All right now we are
05:18	going to locate two major cities in the state of
05:21	Alabama . The first city we're gonna locate is the
05:25	city of Montgomery . Right here . Montgomery is the
05:29	capital of Alabama . Yeah , then further north and
05:34	a little to the west is the city of Birmingham
05:38	. Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama . Cool
05:46	. Here is our final question . What is the
05:49	state bird of Alabama ? Huh , That's a good
05:53	question . What is the state bird of Alabama ?
05:57	The state bird of Alabama is the yellow hammer .
06:02	That's a cool name for a bird , the yellow
06:05	hammer , They are easy to spot because of their
06:10	yellow color and they love open areas which is why
06:14	they like living in the state of Alabama and there
06:17	are a lot of them in Alabama . The yellow
06:23	hammer loves to eat seeds . That's the favorite food
06:27	of the yellow hammer . So if you see one
06:29	and you have some sunflower seeds or something like that
06:32	, go ahead to throw it out because the yellow
06:34	hammer would love to eat those seeds . It's true
06:38	. It's absolutely true . Thanks for watching this homeschool
06:46	pop video on the state of Alabama . The heart
06:48	of Dixie the cotton stay . Are there any facts
06:51	about Alabama we did not include in this video ?
06:55	Let us know in the comments section below . We
06:57	would love to learn even more about Alabama and we
07:00	hope to see you next video . You don't have
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