The state of Georgia has approximately 250 tree species and 58 protected plants Georgia's native trees include red cedar a variety of pines oaks hollies cypress sweetgum scaly-bark and white hickories and sabal palmetto East Georgia is in the subtropical coniferous forest biome and conifer species as other broadleaf evergreen flora make up the majority of the southern and coastal regions Yellow jasmine and mountain laurel make up just a few of the flowering shrubs in the state. . Tunisia (51) By 1860 Atlanta's population had grown to 9,554 During the American Civil War the nexus of multiple railroads in Atlanta made the city a hub for the distribution of military supplies in 1864 the Union Army moved southward following the capture of Chattanooga and began its invasion of north Georgia the region surrounding Atlanta was the location of several major army battles culminating with the Battle of Atlanta and a four-month-long siege of the city by the Union Army under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman on September 1 1864 Confederate General John Bell Hood made the decision to retreat from Atlanta and he ordered the destruction of all public buildings and possible assets that could be of use to the Union Army on the next day Mayor James Calhoun surrendered Atlanta to the Union Army and on September 7 Sherman ordered the city's civilian population to evacuate on November 11 1864 Sherman prepared for the Union Army's March to the Sea by ordering the destruction of Atlanta's remaining military assets.
As of 2011 58.8% of Georgia's population younger than age 1 were minorities (meaning that they had at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white) compared to other states like California with 75.1% New York with 55.6% and Texas with 69.8%, 1970 495,039 1.6% This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message), 60/16 86/30 Geography Lamar (86/sq mi) Georgia Tech encourages undergraduates to participate in research alongside graduate students and faculty the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program awards scholarships each semester to undergraduates who pursue research activities These scholarships called the President's Undergraduate Research Awards take the form of student salaries or help cover travel expenses when students present their work at professional meetings Additionally undergraduates may participate in research and write a thesis to earn a "Research Option" credit on their transcripts An undergraduate research journal the Tower was established in 2007 to provide undergraduates with a venue for disseminating their research and a chance to become familiar with the academic publishing process. 64/18 73/23 105 3221; Participating National Olympic Committees Georgia has 85 public colleges universities and technical colleges in addition to over 45 private institutes of higher learning Among Georgia's public universities is the flagship research university the University of Georgia founded in 1785 as the country's oldest state-chartered university and the birthplace of the American system of public higher education the University System of Georgia is the presiding body over public post-secondary education in the state the System includes 29 institutions of higher learning and is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents Georgia's workforce of more than 6.3 million is constantly refreshed by the growing number of people who move there along with the 90,000 graduates from the universities colleges and technical colleges across the state including the highly ranked University of Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. Industry in Georgia is diverse West Campus Geology and terrain.
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