THE STATE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING

1. As you stand in front of the artwork, North Carolina Belongs to Children,
   you are looking at a map of North Carolina. On the map, which way is north?
   
   
2. Of the thirteen state symbols, twelve are included in the artwork.
   List the twelve symbols by type and name. (For example, State Flower:
   Flowering Dogwood)
   
   
3. In the bottom of the mural, figures of children are playing with different models. Identify the models and what you think the models symbolize.
   
   
4. Across the middle of the painting are domed shapes. What do you think they might represent?
   
   
5. What do you think the brown circular patterns in between the dogwood blossoms represent?
   
   
6. In the artwork is a box turtle whose head and tail can be seen if you look closely. Can you find the turtle's head and tail?
   
   
7. How many lighthouses are there in the mural?
   
   
8. The lighthouses appear to the far right of the artwork right to left in the order that they are located along the coast from the north to the south. Name the lighthouses in order from right to left.

Source: North Carolina State Legislative Building, Raleigh brochure, reprinted with permission