A few desert animals, such as the Round-tailed Ground Squirrel, a diurnal mammal, enter a state of estivation when the days become too hot and the vegetation too dry. They sleep away the hottest part of the summer.
The average starting salary for a Georgia certified teacher is $38,925. According to the Georgia Department of Education, the average teacher salary for all levels of experience is $53,164. However, these figures are not guarantees of actual salaries for students pursuing teaching certification in Georgia.
Georgia Nurse Practitioner Salary. The 2011 National NP Compensation Survey, conducted by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, shows that nurse practitioners in the southeastern United States, including Georgia, earned an average base salary of $87,653 and an average total income of $96,916.