This state is known as the Centennial State because it became a state the same year that the U.S. turned a hundred years old. The Rocky Mountains cover most of the western part of the state and home to the tallest peak - Mount Elbert 14,440 feet.

This state is known as the Sunshine State and is a peninsula which means it's almost completely surrounded by water. This state also provides oranges for most of the orange juice sold in the U.S.

This state is known as the Ocean State because it has more than 400 miles of coastline and it is the smallest state in the U.S. Some of their natural resources include fish, fertile soil, and a position as a shipping gateway to the Atlantic Ocean.

This state is known as the Sooner State and is home to thousands of Native Americans including the Plains Apache, Comanche, Wichita, Kiowa, and Osage. Today members of over 30 tribes still live here. This state is a top producer in petroleum, crude oil, and natural gas.

This state is known as the Empire State and is bordered by Canada and Lake Ontario. This state is known for suppling materials such as limestone, salt, sand, and gravel.

This state is known as the Volunteer State. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located here. The state also has a top resource of fertile soil and a lot of farmland and mining minerals such as fluorite, calcite, price, marble, and zinc.

This state is known as the Evergreen State and is named in honor of President George Washington has has many forests that cover half the state. This state is one of the country's biggest lumber and plowed producers and known for their mining valuable metals of gold, lead, and aluminum.

This state is known as the Treasure State, it has top natural resources of copper, gold, silver, and sapphires. This state is one of the world's leading producers of talc,a mineral used is cosmetics. The Rocky Mountain region and Glacier National Park cover the western part of the state.

This state is known as the Peach State and was named after King George II. They produce about2.6 million bushels of peaches a year. They also grow the most peanuts and is the largest producer of kaolin clay - which is used in paper-making and beauty products.

This state is known as the Golden State and got its nickname from the gold rush and their state flower - golden poppies. This state is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and is the top producer of lemons, apricots, avocados, dates, figs, grapes, kiwi, nectarines, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, and many other fruits, almonds, and broccoli.

This state is known as the Last Frontier and got it's name for being a great land. The U.S. purchased this land for 2 cents an acre in 1867 from Russia and gold was struck in 1872. Most of the land here is covered in permafrost or permanently frozen soil and has the largest glacier in North America.

This state is known as the Prairie State because much of the state was once covered in prairie grass. Disaster struck in 1871 when a huge fire swept through Chicago, but the reconstruction built it into a modern city that contained the world's first skyscrapers.

This state is known as the Land of Enchantment and after the U.S. won the Mexican-American War in 1848 it became a U.S. territory. This state has beautiful scenery from mountains to forests and deserts. They are the top producer of perlite, a type of glass used in insulation and gardening.

This state is known as the Lone Star State and joined the U.S. in 1845 and in 1861 left the Union and rejoined after the Civil War ended in 1870. This state is known for it's oil rigs and cattle. There are more than 12 million cattle and this state produces wool and cotton and has one of the largest wind-power-producing farms in the world.

This state is known as the Beaver State because early settlers used to trap beavers for their fur. This state provides the most softwood lumber in the U.S. Sunstone, opal, agate, and jade are mined here.

This state is known as the Equality State and produces the most coal in the U.S. They also produce petroleum, natural gas, and bentonite, a natural clay that comes from volcanic ash and is used in foods, construction, detergents, and as cat litter.

This state is known as the Palmetto State and has forests that cover more than 67% of the state and has the biggest natural resource of loblolly pine. This state is one of the top producers of kaolin (natural clay), mica, and vermiculite, a mineral used for insulation or for growing plants.

This state is known as the North Star State and the Land of 10,000 Lakes. This state has a Mesabi mountain range and is a huge producer of iron ore and known for mining manganese, which is used to make aluminum and steel and can be found in batteries.

This state is known as the Garden State and was named in honor of British colonist George Carteret. Their nickname came from the huge amount of food grown during that time. This state has plenty of granite, sand, and gravel for mining and is a leader in seafood production and clams harvested off the coast.