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 ND Located in north of America ,the nickname are Peace Garden State and

Flickertail ['flɪkɚ,tel] State

Why do people call these nick name


First Peace Garden State
 The International Peace Garden straddles 美 ['strædl 横跨 the international
Boundary between North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba . 马尼托
巴. In 1956 the North Dakota Motor Vehicle Department, on its own
initiative 美 [ɪ'nɪʃətɪv], 主动权;首创精神 placed the words Peace Garden
State on license plates; the name proved so popular that it was formally
adopted by the 1957 legislature 'lɛdʒɪsletʃɚ

Second Flickertail
 Flickertail refers to the Richardson ground squirrels which are abundant in North
Dakota. The animal flicks or jerks its tail in a characteristic manner while
running or just before entering its burrow ['bɝro. In 1953 the Legislative Assembly
defeated Senate Bill (S.B.) No. 134 that would have adopted the Flickertail
facsimile as the official emblem of the state

Around this state are


 West of DN IS Montana 纠错[mɔn'tænə] 蒙大纳 ,North of DN is Canada,east of
ITs is Minnesota [,mini'səutə,south of its is SD

DN’s population is about 760 thousands people, its size about 70 thousands mi2
square mile

 ND’S scenic [ˈsinɪk] spots are 144-mile Lewis & Clark [kla:k] Trail [trel]

 Theodore ['θi:ədɔ:; 'θiə-] Roosevelt ['rəuzəvelt] National Park

Industries There is a wealth of mineral resources

Bismark was home of the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League, and
currently hosts the Bismarck Bucks of the Champions Indoor Football.

Major cities are Bismarck Fargo and Willston

Topography North Dakota is in the U.S. region known as the Great Plains. The state
shares the Red River of the North with Minnesota to the east.
Bismarck Municipal Airport
Grand Forks International Airport
Hector International Airport

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