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Island Of The Blue Dolphins

by Scott O'Dell

Your Project for California is to use the table below to answer questions about California and the rest of the states. Answer each question using a complete sentence and hand in the paper to your teacher when you are done. You may not use a calculator to determine the answers but you can use a calculator to check your work. Show all work!

Rank by Population	State	1999 Population	Rank by Size	State	Size-Sq. Miles of Land
1	California	31,145,121	1	Alaska	570,374
2	Texas	20,044,141	2	Texas	261,914
3	New York	18,196,601	3	California	155,973
4	Florida	15,111,244	4	Montana	145,556
5	Illinois	12,128,370	5	New Mexico	121,365
6	Pennsylvania	11,994,016	6	Arizona	113,642
7	Ohio	11,256,654	7	Nevada	109,806
8	Michigan	9,863,775	8	Colorado	103,729
9	New Jersey	8,143,412	9	Wyoming	97,105
10	Georgia	7,788,240	10	Oregon	96,003
11	North Carolina	7,650,789	11	Idaho	82,751
12	Virginia	6,872,912	12	Utah	82,168
13	Massachusetts	6,175,169	13	Kansas	81,823
14	Indiana	5,942,901	14	Minnesota	79,617
15	Washington	5,756,361	15	Nebraska	78,898
16	Tennessee	5,483,535	16	South Dakota	77,122
17	Missouri	5,468,338	17	North Dakota	68,994
18	Wisconsin	5,250,446	18	Missouri	68,898
19	Maryland	5,171,634	19	Oklahoma	68,679
20	Arizona	4,778,332	20	Washington	66,582
21	Minnesota	4,775,508	21	Georgia	57,918
22	Louisiana	4,372,035	22	Michigan	56,809
23	Alabama	4,369,862	23	Iowa	55,875
24	Colorado	4,056,133	24	Illinois	55,593
25	Kentucky	3,960,825	25	Wisconsin	54,314
26	South Carolina	3,885,736	26	Florida	53,997
27	Oklahoma	3,358,044	27	Arkansas	52,075
28	Oregon	3,316,154	28	Alabama	50,750
29	Connecticut	3,282,031	29	North Carolina	48,718
30	Iowa	2,869,413	30	New York	47,223
31	Mississippi	2,768,619	31	Mississippi	46,914
32	Kansas	2,654,052	32	Pennsylvania	44,820
33	Arkansas	2,551,373	33	Louisiana	43,566
34	Utah	2,129,836	34	Tennessee	41,220
35	Nevada	1,809,253	35	Ohio	40,953
36	West Virginia	1,806,928	36	Kentucky	39,732
37	New Mexico	1,739,844	37	Virginia	39,598
38	Nebraska	1,666,028	38	Indiana	35,870
39	Maine	1,253,040	39	Maine	30,865
40	Idaho	1,251,700	40	South Carolina	30,111
41	New Hampshire	1,201,134	41	West Virginia	24,087
42	Hawaii	1,185,497	42	Maryland	9,775
43	Rhode Island	990,819	43	Vermont	9,249
44	Montana	882,779	44	New Hampshire	8,969
45	Delaware	753,538	45	Massachusetts	7,838
46	South Dakota	753,538	46	New Jersey	7,418
47	North Dakota	633,665	47	Hawaii	6,423
48	Alaska	619,500	48	Connecticut	4,845
49	Vermont	593,740	49	Delaware	1,955
50	Wyoming	479,602	50	Rhode Island	1,045

Information found at Stately Knowledge

1) What is the difference between the largest state and the smallest state in population and size?
2) What two states rank the same in size as they do in population?
3) What is the combined area of the states of New England?
4) How much larger is Mississippi's population than Montana's?
5) Massachusetts and Maine were once part of the same colony. What was the size of the colony? What would the population be today if they were still together?
6) What is the combined population of all of the states that touch the Pacific Ocean?
7) What is the total population of the 5 biggest states?
8) Not to be left out, Washington, D.C. has a population of 519,000 people and it is 61.4 square miles in area. Where would these numbers fit into the tables?
9) Find the current population of five states of your choice.

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Last Updated 7/07